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Science

North American Breeding Bird Survey – Get Involved in Colorado!

By Megan Jones Patterson | February 23, 2025

You can adopt survey route to help Colorado continue to have good coverage for this important and longest running continent-wide breeding bird monitoring program!

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Finding a New Bird for The State: Crissal Thrasher

By Megan Jones Patterson | December 23, 2024

On November 30th, 2024, Luke Pheneger and Brian Genge were in southeast Colorado. They found and photographed a probable first state record of a Crissal Thrasher.

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Pinyon Jay Community Science Project – 2024 Update

By Megan Jones Patterson | November 12, 2024

Ned Bohman, an outreach biologist with Great Basin Bird Observatory, provides an update on the project with a focus on Colorado data and he issues a challenge for us all in 2025.

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Abstracts being accepted for the 2024 CFO Convention Science Session

By Megan Jones Patterson | February 11, 2024

CFO invites abstracts for presentations to be given during the science session on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Deadline Feb. 28th.

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Fire recovery on the May Ranch – Lamar, CO

By Megan Jones Patterson | January 14, 2024

In April 2023, a 9,000 acre wildlife in SE Colorado burned portions of the May Ranch near Lamar, Colorado. In August, Michael Booth from the Colorado Sun visited with Dallas May to see the recovery of the land and wildlife since the May wildfire.

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Colorado State Wildlife Areas – Usage and Changes

By Megan Jones Patterson | October 26, 2023

In August 2023, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners approved modifications that include changes that impact access to State Wildlife Areas (SWA) . With the changes to the SWAs, questions have arisen about purpose, usage and what has changed.

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Growth in Participation and Reporting in the Pinyon Jay Community Science Project: August 2023 Update

By Megan Jones Patterson | August 15, 2023
Large blue-gray bird perched on branch

The goal of the project is to document Pinyon Jay sightings and activity. As of August 2023, 279 Colorado records have been submitted by 44 observers.

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Volunteers needed for birds surveys in Rocky Mountain National Park

By Megan Jones Patterson | August 11, 2023

Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking experienced birders to assist with survey work in the backcountry in August 2023.

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2022/2023 Global Avian Flu Outbreak in Colorado

By Megan Jones Patterson | January 20, 2023

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?

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A New Crossbill for Colorado

By Alex Saunders | December 10, 2022
Red Crossbill sitting on ground.

Middle Park is your best bet for finding Cassia Crossbills in Colorado, but you’ll need sharp ears to tell them apart from the other Red Crossbills of the state.

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