Evergreen Audubon held its annual banquet on January 10th, celebrating 2024’s accomplishments and planning for 2025. The organization saw significant growth, with over 8,300 engagements and a 38% increase in programming. Volunteers were honored for their contributions, and new programs like “Morning Birds & Brews” and “Owl Prowls” were announced for the upcoming year.

The January 10 Banquet celebrated Evergreen Audubon’s achievements with friendship, food, and fun at Hiwan Golf Club. Highlights included a slideshow by Chuck Aid showcasing members’ favorite birds, awards for outstanding contributions to volunteers Linda Engelhart and Andrea Furlong, and recognition for the chapter’s active members. The evening underscored the importance of volunteer efforts in the community.

Having been thwarted in finding any loons at Chatfield Reservoir which was completely frozen over, we chose to seek open water elsewhere at nearby South Platte Reservoir which has aerators that keep the water open.

Initially, weather for the 2024 Christmas Bird Count was a bit nippy with morning temps for the Elk Management Area and Mestaa’ehehe Pass in the upper teens, but by early afternoon temps throughout the count circle were in the low 40s. 

“To me, the top three threats to birds overall are habitat loss, habitat loss, and habitat loss” – Ken Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and voice for Birds & Beans Coffee

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