Join Eric as he shares the details of his 28-day journey to Aotearoa (the Maori language name for New Zealand), where he explored both the North and South Islands, visiting a land that has been known to birds for nearly 70 million years but to land mammals and humans for less than one thousand.

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…

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…

On January 25, 2024 the Speaker Series will re-start with Dr. Lauryn Benedict, a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado, speaking on the fascinating world of female bird song. Female birds of most species were thought to not have any song for much of the history of ornithology. Recent work shows…

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…

Whether or not your upcoming travel plans include Africa, this talk will offer lots to think about regarding global and local conservation, plus the importance of vultures in our landscape.

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,…

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…

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.