As with prior springs, this was a productive outing visiting ponds and wetlands in Weld County, and we ended up with 58 species.
Local chapter of the National Audubon Society
As with prior springs, this was a productive outing visiting ponds and wetlands in Weld County, and we ended up with 58 species.
Spring has always been variable here in Colorado’s Front Range, and as a result, predicting where the birds will be is always a bit ofRead More
written by Jamie Simo In 2019, the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative Committee released a bombshell report announcing that, since 1970, the U.S. hasRead More
Instead of our puffiest jackets, hand warmers and wool hats, we traded those in for sun hats, dark glasses and sunscreen with our warmest weatherRead More
“In my lifetime, North America has lost more than 3 billion birds. This is a catastrophe playing out on a planetary scale. We are reachingRead More
The whole Bear Creek riparian corridor from Morrison to the confluence with the South Platte can harbor some interesting birds, and both the Bear Creek Greenbelt and Bear Creek Park have ponds and good patches of wetlands.
We caught a small taste of winter for the start to our Saturday visit to the oxymoronic Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, but thenRead More
Winter months can be a fantastic time for viewing waterfowl along the Front Range, but opportunities can vary with our wild winter weather. Warmer temperaturesRead More