the birding event of the year for Colorado birders!
Each year attendees experience a different part of Colorado and see new birds and habitats with field trips led by local experts.
- See new birds on daily field trips
- Learn about new research on Colorado birds in the scientific session
- Attend social events and meet local ornithologists and birders
- Celebrate another year of birding, education, and research on Colorado's birds with an evening banquet that includes a special guest speaker
- Special events for students
This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, renew old friendships, and learn about birds in an informal atmosphere.
Convention artwork by TJ Smith, Stray Wild.
Avid birders at the Lamar 2024 convention. Photo by Owen Robertson.
Mountain Plover. Photo by Peter Burke.
Check out new optics, pick up local art, learn more at the vendor booths. Photo by Chip Clouse.
Jon Dunn was the keynote speaker at the 2014 CFO banquet during the convention. Photo by Peter Gent.
Birding at Beckwith Ranch during a Salida convention. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Common Nighthawk. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Birding at the Steamboat Convention. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Convention birders at Grand Mesa during the Montrose Convention. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Jeff Mitton was the keynote speaker during the 2015 Convention. Photo by Peter Burke.
Hognosed Snake. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Western Kingbird. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Getting in a mid-day sit down while still birding! Photo by Peter Burke.
Birding in Pueblo. Photo by Diana Beatty.
Moose seen during the 2017 CFO Convention. Arapahoe NWR. Photo by Peter Burke.
Lark Bunting -- Colorado's State Bird. Photo by Peter Burke.
Dusky Grouse. Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. Photo by Peter Burke.
Birders on a convention field trip checking to see what migrants have ventured into a riparian corridor in southeastern Colorado. Photo by Don Marsh
Participants on the Best of Park County field trip. Photo by Sue Riffe.
Happy birders during a high-alpine field trip at a CFO convention. Photo by Peter Burke.
Getting a closer look during the Lamar 2016 Science Session. Photo by Casey Setash.
Birding Tamarack Ranch during the 2014 Convention. Photo by Peter Gent.
BioBlitz award winners at the 2023 CFO-WFO Convention. Photo by Peter Burke.
CFO Convention 2025
Grand Junction, CO
From red canyons to alpine lakes at 10,000 feet, this convention has something for every birder!
CFO, in partnership with Grand Valley Audubon Society, is holding its 2025 convention June 5–8 in Grand Junction, Mesa County.
The birding will be great, maybe epic, but there’s so much more to the CFO convention experience.
Vendor & Sponsor Information
Is your business or organization interested in connecting with hundreds of avid birdwatchers from across western North America?
Join us as a vendor or sponsor of the 2025 CFO Convention.