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Speaker Series: A Movement Unseen: Bird Migration in Action with Dr. Kyle Horton

Mar 21, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM

online

Dr. Horton will discuss how his lab uses remote-sensing tools, like radar, to better quantify the number of migrants filling nighttime airspaces, determine where and when migrants are impacted by artificial light, and how these data can be integrated with community science records to better understand migration and forecast movements. Dr. Kyle Horton is an assistant…

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Speaker Series: Birding Hotspots: A bird-finding guide for the eBird age

Feb 13, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM

Whether looking for a new birding spot near home or planning an extended trip to the far corners of the state, you’ve probably used a bird-finding guide to help find a prime location. Ten years ago, Ken Ostermiller was thinking about bringing bird-finding guides into the 21st century using crowd-sourcing. The site he developed based…

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Speaker Series: Erin Gelling, Sandhill Crane Conservation in Northwest Colorado

Mar 19, 2023 7:00PM—8:00PM

Erin Gelling is the Executive Director for Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition. Erin has a strong background in avian wildlife, botany, and environmental education. She completed her Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology from the University of Wyoming working with Greater Sage-grouse and completed her undergraduate degree in Ecology with minor in Geographic Information Systems from…

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Pinyon Jay Research: Opportunities for Community Scientist Participation

Feb 08, 2023 7:00PM—8:30PM

Online Via Zoom

Amy Seglund and Liza Rossi from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will discuss how to identify pinyon jays, discuss their natural history, how community scientists can assist CPW with survey efforts, and they will provide a summary of current CPW research and monitoring of the species. This online presentation will take place Wednesday, February 8th,…

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Speaker Series: Birding at the Denver Zoo –Diversity, Connection, Conservation

Jan 29, 2023 7:00PM—7:30PM

Online Via Zoom

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…

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Pinyon Jay Community Science Project – CFO Introductory Presentation

Dec 15, 2022 7:00PM—8:00PM

Zoom

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…

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