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2008 Dance of the Prairie Chickens
Early Morning-Only Viewings
April 4     Fri before dawn (FULL)
April 18      Fri before dawn (4 seats still available)
Viewing time to be announced (it will be early!)  
Fee: $50, includes breakfast after the viewing
Limited to 6 (women and men)
Overnight Events
April 4-5         Fri 7pm-Sat 11am (FULL)
April 5-6          Sat 7pm-Sun 11am (FUlL)
April 18-19    Fri 7pm-Sat 11am (FULL)
April 19-20         Sat 7pm-Sun 11am (FULL)
Fee: $78, includes breakfast after the viewing
Limited to 6 women 
Facilitator: Jane Koger of the Homestead Ranch
Please call or email for more information        
Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center:
Where Women Find Their Way
1780 Thurman Creek Road
Matfield, Green Kansas 66862
620.753.3465
tallgrassretreats@wheatstate.com
Rev. Billie Blair, Director
Tallgrass Spiritual  Retreat Center
Where Women Find Their Way
Imagine an outdoor singles club for birds in which the males must sing and dance so the females can choose a mate! This is the annual spring mating display of the Greater Prairie Chicken, a bird that is in danger of disappearing as more of the tallgrass prairie is lost to development.  Learn more about this rare and beautiful native prairie bird the evening before the viewing.  Then, before sunrise the next morning, travel to a booming ground to witness this primitive ritual in person.  You will be camouflaged in a viewing blind, with a front row seat of the action as males inflate bright yellow air sacs on their necks, erect the pinnae feathers on the tops of their heads, perform flutter-jumps and nuptial bows, rapidly stamping their feet and making humorous cackles, raucous caws, and a haunting booming sound.
This experience is limited
              to 6 participants a day.
Please note: If you have a group of 4-6 interested in viewing the prairie chickens, please call and we'll try to accommodate your group with a special showing between March 15 and April 15.
The blind - built for your comfort!
"This is an incredible experience!  Everyone needs to see, hear, experience these birds."  - 2005 Prairie Chicken Viewer