Free bird watching tour at TRU later this month

The public is invited to gain some expert knowledge on a free bird watching tour around the Thompson Rivers University Kamloops campus later this month. Bird expert Dr. Tom Dickinson is leading a tour for anyone who wants to learn more about little feathered friends, according to a press release from the university.  The tour starts at the gazebo in the Horticulture Gardens at 8 a.m. and ends around noon on May 23. READ MORE: TRU releases less redacted report on harassment investigation https://infotel.ca/newsitem/tru-releases-less-redacted-report-on-harassment-investigation/it103940 There will be pastries at the start of the walk and a pizza lunch at the end of it, but no one has to do the whole tour.  The tour is free but there are only 20 spots and people have been asked to register at the TRU Sustainability Office. Organizers recommend bird watchers bring good walking shoes, water, a hat, and bird watching equipment like binoculars and cameras. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .