CFO News

New Species Added to the Colorado State Bird List in the Past 6 Years

August 1, 2023

Peter Gent, chairman of the Colorado Bird Records Committee present a talk on the species that have been documented in Colorado for the first time over the past six years.

Colorado Birds Summer 2023 Available Now!

July 13, 2023

The digital Summer 2023 issue of Colorado Birds is now available to all CFO Members! 

BioBlitz at CFO-WFO Joint Convention

July 13, 2023

During the 2023 CFO-WFO Joint Convention, we will be holding a BioBlitz using iNaturalist to see how many total avian and non-avian organisms convention attendees can collectively…

Submit a Colorado Bird Records report using your eBird checklist!

July 1, 2023

There is now a new fast way to submit records to the Colorado Bird Records Committee using an eBird checklist with good photographs or audio files.

CFO has a new President

June 24, 2023

Chuck Hundertmark is the new CFO President.

Colorado Birding Challenge held May 20, 2023 to Benefit Pinyon Jay Conservation.

June 20, 2023

Thirteen teams competed for glory during the third annual Colorado Birding Challenge, raising money for Pinyon Jay Conservation in Colorado. An additional thirteen teams participated…

Nominate Someone You Know for the 2023 CFO Awards

May 2, 2023

Any CFO member can make a nomination for an award, so we’d like to hear from you!

white and gray gull with wings extended.

Help Record Rare Birds in Colorado with the Colorado Birds Records Committee

March 6, 2023

The Colorado Bird Records Committee has been in existence for 50 years and the aim is to document rare birds that are found in the state of Colorado.

Youth & Student Scholarships for 2023 CFO & WFO Joint Convention — Copper Mountain in July

February 14, 2023

WFO and CFO are happy to announce that applications for youth and student scholarships to attend the joint CFO-WFO convention at Copper Mountain, Summit County, Colorado on July 19–23, 2023 are now open.