Denver Field Ornithologists October 2009 Field Trips
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. Monday, October 26 DFO Monthly Meeting RMBO: CONSERVING BIRDS AND THEIR HABITAT with Tammy VerCauteren, Rocky Mt. Bird Observatory Executive Director and Chuck Hundertmark, RMBO Board Chair 7:30 p.m. in Ricketson Auditorium, Denver Museum of Nature and Science 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
