Posts by Megan Jones Patterson
2022/2023 Global Avian Flu Outbreak in Colorado
Dead geese are scattered on the ice of local lakes and reservoirs. Egg prices are over $7 per dozen and the shelves are still bare. Friends and social media posts are recommending removing our songbird feeders. What is going on?
Read MoreUnique Sighting: Thick-billed Kingbird
The afternoon of September 21, 2022 was very gray with some rain. Linda Chittum and Ada Jones were driving country roads near Mack, Mesa County, Colorado looking for any birds that may be around on a dreary day. Read the article to hear Linda Chittum describe finding a Thick-billed Kingbird.
Read MoreColorado Birds Fall 2022 Available Now!
The digital Fall 2022 issue of Colorado Birds is now available to all CFO Members!
Read MoreSave the Date: 2023 Annual Convention
The joint CFO-WFO 2023 convention will be July 19-24th at the Copper Mountain in Summit County, Colorado.
Read MoreRequest for Proposal: Colorado Birding Challenge Beneficiary Program
Colorado Field Ornithologists is now inviting qualifying organizations to submit proposals to be the beneficiary of the 2023 Colorado Birding Challenge.
Read MoreUnique Sighting: Yellow Rail
How unique? This singing Yellow Rail was only the second ever for Colorado (first was in 1906).
Read MoreNew Meadowlark Species! Chihuahuan Meadowlark Includes the Lilian’s Subspecies
Based on research done as an undergrad at CU Boulder, Johanna Bean’s proposal to split two subspecies from Eastern Meadowlark has been accepted the the AOS. The new species is the Chihuahuan Meadowlark.
Read MoreUnique Sighting: Slaty-backed Gull
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, CFO jointly sponsored a field trip with Denver Field Ornithologists to search for an adult Slaty-backed Gull.
Read MoreSlaty-backed Gull in the News
A rare seagull that originates in Siberia and winters in Japan has been spotted in Larimer County, and birders are scrambling to catch a glimpse before it returns to its breeding grounds in the Arctic Circle.
Read MoreWelcome to the New CFO Website
CFO has an updated website with new membership and event registration systems! The website includes more resources for improving your birding skills and connecting with the Colorado birding community. This new system will provide you with an easier way to register for events and stay up to date with CFO.
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