Join us for a relaxing, fun bird walk to meet other volunteers and staff. We'll meet at the Environmental Learning Center at 9 a.m. and conclude our walk at 10 a.m. Please dress to be outside and bring a water bottle and your binoculars. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions! We hope to see you there!...
Join Bird Conservancy biologist Erin Youngberg for this special class designed for beginning birders to learn about ducks and other birds that are present in Fort Collins during the winter months. She'll share techniques for identifying unfamiliar birds and characteristics of familiar species of birds.
Look for us at Barr Lake's Annual Eagle Fest! There will be crafts for the kids and a live raptor presentation for everyone to enjoy.
Join us for a hike out to see Bald Eagles on the lake (3 mile roundtrip walk). This event is free with your daily park pass or annual Colorado State Parks pass. Please call 303-659-6005 to RSVP.
Join us for a special presentation by award-winning photographer Noppadol Paothong as he presents the extraordinary story of life, natural history and the unique spring courtship behaviors of sage-grouse as captured in his latest book Sage Grouse, Icon of the West.
Award-winning photographer Noppadol Paothong is striving to rescue grassland grouse from the brink of extinction by showing the world what it stands to lose if these species are allowed to disappear forever. His book, Save the Last Dance: A Story of North American Grassland Grouse, captures the dazzling beauty of seven grouse species whose populations are diminishing across the prairies and plains of America— and one species that has already lost its battle for survival. The book also shares the conservation efforts underway to save these species.
Are you interested in becoming an Education Volunteer with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies? Join us at this training to learn about becoming an Education Volunteer, our curriculums, and how to become a group leader!
Join us to help complete projects at the Environmental Learning Center and learn about our volunteer opportunities and how you can get involved!
Join Bird Conservancy staff and volunteers as we participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)! Hosted by Barr Lake State Park. The GBBC was created in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society. It was the first ever online citizen science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real...
Take your raptor watching to the next level as a participant in Bird Conservancy's HawkWatch program! Volunteers collect information about raptor migration, which is stored in an online database and contributes to the understanding of raptor movements across North America. Official counts start in March with volunteers stationed at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, CO. This training includes a classroom session...
Come join us as we learn all about the songbirds, raptors and waterfowl that call Barr Lake home! We will walk along the prairie, check out our backyard bird feeders, and walk to the dam in order to try and identify the special adaptations that allow the birds to thrive in their ecosystems!
