Posts by Megan Jones Patterson
Volunteers needed for birds surveys in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking experienced birders to assist with survey work in the backcountry in August 2023.
Read MoreNew Species Added to the Colorado State Bird List in the Past 6 Years
Peter Gent, chairman of the Colorado Bird Records Committee present a talk on the species that have been documented in Colorado for the first time over the past six years.
Read MoreCFO 2023 Directors’ Awardee: Sue Riffe
The CFO Directors’ Award is given in recognition of significant contributions to Colorado Field Ornithologists and to efforts that CFO supports. A plaque was presented to Sue Riffe at the Joint CFO/WFO Convention in Summit County.
Read MoreColorado Birds Summer 2023 Available Now!
The digital Summer 2023 issue of Colorado Birds is now available to all CFO Members!
Read MoreBioBlitz at CFO-WFO Joint Convention
During the 2023 CFO-WFO Joint Convention, we will be holding a BioBlitz using iNaturalist to see how many total avian and non-avian organisms convention attendees can collectively document in Colorado. What is a BioBlitz? The goal of a BioBlitz is to document as many types of living organisms as possible within a specified time period. Our specified…
Read MoreSubmit a Colorado Bird Records report using your eBird checklist!
There is now a new fast way to submit records to the Colorado Bird Records Committee using an eBird checklist with good photographs or audio files.
Read MoreCFO has a new President
Chuck Hundertmark is the new CFO President.
Read MoreColorado Birding Challenge held May 20, 2023 to Benefit Pinyon Jay Conservation.
Thirteen teams competed for glory during the third annual Colorado Birding Challenge, raising money for Pinyon Jay Conservation in Colorado. An additional thirteen teams participated in the “Bird-your-way” category throughout the month of May 2023. Fun and excellent birding were had by all but equally importantly over $23,241 has been raised for conservation. Competition categories…
Read MoreNominate Someone You Know for the 2023 CFO Awards
Any CFO member can make a nomination for an award, so we’d like to hear from you!
Read MoreYouth & Student Scholarships for 2023 CFO & WFO Joint Convention — Copper Mountain in July
WFO and CFO are happy to announce that applications for youth and student scholarships to attend the joint CFO-WFO convention at Copper Mountain, Summit County, Colorado on July 19–23, 2023 are now open.
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