Are you interested in volunteering with Bird Conservancy? Join us for a monthly virtual open house to learn about available opportunities and how to get involved! Please RSVP at the link below. You will receive an email with the link to the training the morning of. https://forms.gle/B9xfYsfSSu38gMxT6 If you have any questions, please reach out to Kelsey Mazur, Outreach &...
What do you know about the Mountain Plover? A "shorebird" of sorts, that doesn't use the shore...much. This plover, unlike many other plovers, uses habitats only found in the Great Plains. Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Habitat Coordinator Angela Dwyer to learn about how we have worked to conserve Mountain Plovers and their habitats in the Great Plains. The...
Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies educators to take your birding knowledge to the next level! In this interactive webinar we will be focusing on the interesting behaviors of Hummingbirds and Swifts, how to attract Hummingbirds to your yard, and how to find and identify Swifts. Please have your favorite birding field guide or bird id app handy to help...
Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies at the Barr Lake Banding Station for a virtual bird banding experience! Educators and biologists will be live streaming from the banding station to show you incredible birds, give you an in-depth look at the bird banding process, and talk all things migration! The program fee is $3 to attend this webinar. Follow this...
All birds have feathers, and all birds need to replace those feathers from time to time. The study of molt, or feather replacement, is chock-full of jargon and can be difficult to approach. What is the difference between juvenile and immature? Why do Blue Jays go bald sometimes? Why do some birds have a breeding plumage while others look the same...
Grassland bird populations have seen a greater decrease than any other guild of birds in North America since the 1970s. To address these steep declines, Bird Conservancy implements a Non-breeding Grassland Bird Monitoring Program in the Chihuahuan Desert where the majority of North American migratory grassland birds overwinter. We are using this survey data to establish baseline population estimates for...
The Black Swift is an aerial insectivore that has evolved an almost exclusive lifestyle on the wing. This species is of continental concern, but little is known about its movement ecology. We recently discovered a new behavior, an amazing adaptation to moon light and gained insight into their foraging patterns during the breeding season. Tune into this webinar to learn...
A special event to kick off our 2023 Levad Memorial Fund campaign, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies presents a conversation with Marion Clément and Scott Weidensaul. The Northern Saw-whet Owl is at once one of the most widespread but little-known raptors in North America, found from the northern edge of the boreal forest in Canada and Alaska to the high-elevation oak and...
Join the Western Bird Banding Association to watch a webinar with our very own Senior Spatial Ecologist and Black Swift Monitoring Lead, Rob Sparks. This is a two part webinar with Rob presenting first. 1) Black Swifts in Colorado presented by Rob Sparks of the Bird Conservatory of the Rockies. The Black Swift is an aerial insectivore that has evolved...
