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.
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.
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.
School is out and birds are in! Start off the new year with Bird Conservancy’s first-ever Birds of Winter Camp. Join us as we explore what it takes for birds to survive the winter at Barr Lake. Campers will hone their birding skills along our local trails, discover what resources wintering birds need through fun and interactive activities, create bird-themed crafts, and much more! Come and make new friends at Bird Camp. Register Today!
Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Nebraska Game and Parks as we conduct a Family Christmas Bird Count at Lake Minatare, Nebraska on December 15 from 9am – 11am! Normally Lake Minatare is closed to the public and serves as a wildlife refuge for the winter. By participating in this event you and your family can enjoy exclusive winter access to the lake for a few hours as we learn more about the birds that call the lake home for the holidays!
Join local families and naturalists from Bird Conservancy of the Rockies for a Christmas Bird Count held especially for kids! The event
gets kids involved in the celebrated tradition of annual bird counts, started by the National Audubon Society more than 100 years ago to
encourage bird conservation.
In the flap of a wing, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ 2018 Bird Camps are officially over! This summer we hosted over 140 campers, ages 4-17, from all over Colorado. It was a summer filled with laughter, seeing old friends and making new ones, learning and—of course—lots of birds!
205! That’s the number of species counted at our Annual Wildcat Hills Bioblitz. People of all ages came out to explore the Western Nebraska landscape through hands-on learning, and in the process made a wonderful contribution to science.
Colorado’s Chico Basin Ranch, southeast of Colorado Springs, CO, is well known as a home and haven for migratory and resident birds. 2018 marks Bird Conservancy’s 19th consecutive spring season of bird banding at ‘The Chico’ and this year did not disappoint with some exciting species observed.
Dana Ripper, Director of Missouri River Bird Observatory, shares how earlier career experiences at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (then Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory) are helping foster and support bird conservation in the heart of the Midwest.
