Join CFO and Anton Morrison, Animal Keeper at Denver Zoo, for a talk on January 29th. Anton will be speaking about birding at the Denver Zoo including aspects of diversity, connections, and conservation. Anton will focus on species, habitats, and different birding projects in and around the zoo campus in Denver’s City Park. Anton Morrison…

Pinyon Jays are iconic, but declining, members of the pinyon-juniper woodland community across the intermountain west, including Colorado. Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO) is collaborating with Great Basin Bird Observatory and other partners across six states on the observatory’s Pinyon Jay Community Science Project.  CFO needs your assistance collecting data across the state.    Why Map Pinyon Jay Habitat…

Colorado Field Ornithologists is now inviting qualifying organizations to submit proposals to be the beneficiary of the 2023 Colorado Birding Challenge.

Join us on November 13th for a talk led by Dr. Reesa Conrey on bald eagles in our backyard. Dr. Conrey will cover population trends, habitat use, and human impacts on Colorado’s front range eagles.

Speaker: Dr. Laura Trouille, VP of Science Engagement at the Adler Planetarium; Zooniverse Co-PI Dr. Trouille will speak on Doing Research with 2.4 Million Friends (Community Science and the Zooniverse Platform). Learn how you can participate in research of all types on projects around the globe. Registration is now open!

We will assemble on Davis’s deck and watch for the four expected species among the dozens of hummers that visit his feeders: Broad-tailed, Black-chinned, Rufous and Calliope Hummingbirds. Guidance and instruction will focus on identifying the cryptic females/immatures of these species. The event will last three hours. John Vanderpoel is a lifelong birder and the…

This is a hummingbird banding and study workshop. Birders will get a chance to see up close the beauty of these flying jewels. We hope to see all four species. Additional bird feeders will provide viewing and photographic opportunities when the hummers take a break. The workshop concludes at 9:00 AM but participants may stay…

We will be observing hummingbirds at the feeders at Haystack Ranch which is adjacent to Sandstone Ranch and Pike National Forest. The owners have graciously given permission for this field trip, as during migration this location is very popular with these birds. We will be walking on a dirt road from our parking spot (ranch…

The workshop will be held at the Bouricius cabin in Peaceful Valley where the family has attracted hummingbirds since 1938. Steve and Deb are avid hummingbird gardeners who use a combination of flowers and feeders to attract thousands of hummingbirds daily. We will casually band a few birds to demonstrate the process and show the…

Numerous hummingbird feeders are maintained at this 37-acre private property in Mancos set in pinyon pine and juniper habitat. All are welcome. No prior knowledge of skills required; questions welcomed. We will focus on identification of all four regularly occurring hummingbird species in Colorado. Other species we expect to see include: Western and Mountain bluebirds,…