CFO News

The 2024 Great Boulder Caper Recap

December 27, 2024

Adapted with permission from Ted Floyd’s COBirds post (Nov. 29, 2024). The 2024 Great Boulder Caper was great fun. Sixteen bundled-up birders got things going…

Finding a New Bird for The State: Crissal Thrasher

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…

Group photo of 11 birders looking out over still water in a plains riparian habitat. Many birders have their binoculars raised to their eyes.

The Impact CFO and Our Members Have Had in 2024

November 22, 2024

When members and donors invest in Colorado Field Ornithologists through joining, attending events, donations, or volunteer efforts, CFO, in turn, strives to make the most…

Pinyon Jay Community Science Project – 2024 Update

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.

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar (CC BY-ND)

Conservation Actions: Fall 2024

October 21, 2024

In the past months, the CFO Conservation Committee has been engaged in the following actions. Conejos River Restoration The 2024 Colorado Birding Challenge raised over…

Black and white map of Colorado showing the counties with a graphic of a Lark Bunting and the text Colorado Birding Challenge over it.

Colorado Birding Challenge Results are In!

October 19, 2024

This article contains updated information and slight modifications from its original post to COBirds on 16 September 2024. Colorado Birders,I know you are all on…

Black and white map of Colorado showing the counties with a graphic of a Lark Bunting and the text Colorado Birding Challenge over it.

Why are You Birding? — Colorado Birding Challenge 2024 Participant Profiles

August 24, 2024

My passion was cemented after a trip to see Gunnison Sage-Grouse lekking. They’re still my favorite bird!

CFO 2024 Landowner Appreciation Award

June 14, 2024

It’s truly difficult to express how hospitable the Phillips family has been to the birding community, as well as how greatly they’re appreciated for their sustainable grazing practices by the larger ranching community.

CFO 2024 Directors’ Award

June 13, 2024

In responding to the challenge posed by the pandemic, Nick led CFO through a series of bold new programs.