With its constant diving, bobbing and rock-hopping in shallow rapids, the aptly named American Dipper is an unusual passerine. No wonder it evokes such delight when we encounter it. Coloradans are fortunate to have abundant dipper habitat along our mountain streams and urban and suburban creeks along the Front Range and west. Our Senior Avian Ecologist, Jessie Reese will be...
This will be the third year of Thirsty Bird, so we thought it was time for an evolution. Welcome, Thirsty Bird: Science on Tap. We’ll still be flocking together to nerd over birds, but this year each Thirsty Bird event will include a short presentation by a Bird Conservancy expert! Guests will learn more about what we do as an...
Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies for a monthly educational Family & Homeschool program. Each month we’ll focus on a different subject or area of interest to share with your family. Participants should expect each activity to largely take place outside and a parent or guardian should plan to stay with their child(ren) through the duration of the program. December’s...
Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies on the 4th Saturday of each month for some bird-watching fun! These bird outings are designed to be inclusive so let's come together, learn, and enjoy the outdoors as a community of nature lovers. Our flock welcomes all. No birding experience required - just bring your enthusiasm! Binoculars, field guides, and some adaptive equipmennt...
Once a year each winter, dozens of volunteers congregate at Barr Lake State Park, Colorado to dedicate their day to a singular purpose: tally every bird of every species seen within a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Barr Lake. This tradition has been taking place every year since 1980 at Barr Lake. The 2023 Christmas Bird Count will take place...
Join us during winter break for some fun days with Bird Conservancy! School is out and birds are in! Join us as we explore what it takes for birds to survive the winter at Barr Lake. Each day will focus on different aspects of how birds are adapted to survive in winter while exploring different ways we as birders, scientists...
Ages: 12-13 When: June 2-6, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 pm. Daily Tuition: $340/week; scholarships are available Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO Take your birding to the next level by visiting different birding hotspot locations along the front range. Campers will go on three field trips away from Barr Lake to find new birds to add...
Ages: 10-11 When: June 9- 13, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily Tuition: $285/week; scholarships are available. Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO In The Big Week, campers will hone their observational and scientific skills in order to see as many bird species as possible. In 2023, campers saw 31 different species; can you help us...
Ages: 15-17 Dates: June 19 – June 27, 2025 Tuition: $1,400/week Location: Camp takes place in Jamestown, CO. Drop-off and pick-up take place at the Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, CO In our longest running camp program, we aim to provide our eldest campers with opportunities to learn about careers in natural resources, spot new lifer species and create an...
Ages: 12-14 Dates: July 6 – 11, 2025 Tuition: $950/week Location: Camp takes place in Jamestown, CO. Drop-off and pick-up take place at the Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, CO. Learn the ecology of the Rocky Mountains and the birds that call these spaces home. Our Taking Flight campers work toward a deeper understanding of the flora and fauna that...
