Denver Field Ornithologists
October 2009 Field Trips
Saturday, October 3 Cherry Creek State Park
Leader: Mary Keithler (303) 771-1421. Meet at 0800 at the Marina for 1/2
day trip. Lunch optional. Lingering migrants possible. Bring scopes for those
"far out" water birds and far-away tree top hawks searching for prey. (State
Parks Pass required)
Sunday, October 4 Chatfield State Park
Leader: Ed Holub, (303) 979-2194. Meet at 0800 at swim beach. Lunch
optional, but you may want to stay longer if Ed has other "hot spots" in mind.
From
C470, take Wadsworth south 1.5 miles to park entrance. (State Parks Pass
required)
Saturday, October 10 Sand Creek Park
Leader: Mary Ann Bonnell (303) 739-2428. Must call Morrison Nature Center
to register and get meeting information. Cottonwood groves and ponds around
this Aurora park should have waterfowl, permanent residents, and perhaps
southbound species.
Sunday, October 11 “The Big Sit”
Leader: Joey Kellner (303) 978-1748. (State Parks Pass required)
Meeting place: Heron Overlook, Chatfield State Park. From the Wadsworth
Blvd. entrance, go right at the T and continue around the reservoir, and a half
mile after you cross the South Platte River, make a hard left into the
large parking lot. At the far right corner, a trail leads down to the Heron
Overlook.
"The Big Sit" – an international birding event, has exacting, loose
and frivolous standards. "Big Sitters" count all the birds they see or hear
from within a circle with a 17-foot diameter. Count "Sitters" may send out
scouts and beaters to find other birds and identify them as long as a "Sitters"
sees the bird from within the circle. All around the world, on this date
people will Big Sit!
Come and join Joey Kellner, and other recruits any time after dawn,
for an hour, a morning, or all day. Drop by whenever you like or volunteer to
substitute for "Big Sit" leaders for an hour or two (Pre-registration not
required). Joey maintains an hourly chart of the birds that "Sitters" see from
the circle. In the past three years he has tallied 55-65 species. Bring
chairs, breakfast, lunch, dinner, picnics, coffee, etc. Bring binoculars,
scopes, field guides, and other essential birding equipment.
Saturday, October 17 Barr Lake State Park
Leader: Peggy Gonder (303) 321-3465 – Peggy prefers e-mail contact at:
[email protected]. Meet at 0700 at Nature Center parking lot. We will watch
the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory on the last day of bird banding songbirds
as they migrate through. We'll check the rest of the park for waterfowl.
Scopes will be appreciated. 1/2 day trip, lunch optional. From Denver,
take East I-76 to Bromley Lane, exit 22. Go east on Bromley Lane to
Piccadilly Road, then turn south about 2 miles to Park Entrance. (State Parks
Pass
required)
Sunday, October 18 Walden Ponds
Leader: Kathy Dunning (303) 333-7253. Meet at 0900 at Cottonwood Parking
lot for this 1/2 day trip, lunch optional. A chance for surprising species!
From Denver: Go west on U.S. 36 to Foothills Parkway (exit C157) then
north to Arapahoe Ave. then east to 75th St. Turn north on 75th past Valmont
Rd.
and over railroad tracks. Turn left at Wildlife Habitat sign and follow
road to Cottonwood Marsh parking lot.
Saturday, October 24 Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Leader: David Rhoades (303) 424-8633. Must register with leader for time
and directions for this popular trip. David keeps tabs on the comings and
goings of the Arsenal's many species.
Sunday, October 25 Carson Nature Center – S. Platte Park
Leader: Bob Brown (303) 791-6204. Meet at 0830 at Nature Center parking
lot (North of Mineral Avenue, west of South Santa Fe Drive, behind Aspen
Grove Shopping Center). Should see raptors, early arriving waterfowl, and also
permanent residents at the feeders. 1/2 day trip, lunch optional.
Saturday, October 31 Wheatridge Greenbelt
Leader: Katharine Lynch (303) 968-4750. Meet at 0830 at Prospect Park
Lake north parking area, south off 44th Avenue between Quail & Robb Streets
(west of Kipling).
1/2 day trip – Comfortable walking, it's Halloween – we'll see what we can
scare up!
Scheduled by Patty Echelmeyer and compiled by Cris Cook.
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Wray Colorado Greater Prairie Chickens April 10-11 2010
DFO will lead a trip to Wray, Colorado the weekend of April 10-11 to
view the Greater Prairie Chickens. The Wray Chamber of Commerce is taking
reservations Now! This will be a prime weekend and spaces are limited. Sign-up
now. The cost is $135 per person and includes Saturday night dinner,
orientation, entertainment, hotel room, transport to lek and, breakfast on
Sunday
morning. Fee is paid directly to Wray. Registration On-Line is preferred.
www.wraychamber.net Click on photo of Prairie Chicken at top of page. Click
on "Click here for additional information for Greater Prairie Chicken Tour
Packages" Sign up for "Special Tour" April 10-11. Pay $135 per person to
Wray Chamber. If you do not have a roommate yet just sign up for one room and
we will notify them later. And please notify DFO trip leader Mary Burger
(303-771-3431) [email protected]. If you do not want to give credit card
info online, call them at 970-332-3484 or you can send them a check.
Submitted by Chris A. Blakeslee - DFO Board Member
Centennial, Colorado
[email protected]
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