Denver Field Ornithologists
August 2010 Field Trips
August Field Trips, continued
Friday, August 13 Gregory Canyon
Leader: Paul Slingsby, 303-442-3728. Meet leader at 0730 on Flagstaff
Mountain - -bring $3 in cash to pay for parking. As this is a half day trip,
lunch is optional but bring lots of drinking water and good hiking shoes for
a moderate hike which will be looking for scarlet tanager, warblers,
accipiters and buntings. Call the leader for more detailed directions and to
register for the trip.
Saturday, August 14 Cherry Creek State Park
Leader: Mary Cay Burger, 303-771-3431. Meet leader at 0730 at the EAST
Gate. State Parks Pass required. This will be a half to three quarter day
trip; bring extra water, snacks and insect repellent but lunch is optional.
Sunday, August 15 Chimney Gulch near Golden
Leader: Mike Foster, 303-456-2647. Meet leader at 0730 at Chimney Gulch
which is a good, diverse mix of plains, foothills and mountain habitats.
This half day hike will take participants through 1000 foot gain in elevation.
Bring water, snacks and wear good hiking shoes. Call the leader for the
exact meeting place.
Saturday, August 21 McCabe Meadows Park and Castlewood Canyon
Leader: Sue Schulman, 303-773-3540. Meet leader at 0700 at the Nature
Center at McCabe Meadows Park. From Main St. intersection in Parker, go south
on Parker Rd. (CO 83) for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to
parking lot on right. Bring lunch and plenty of drinking water. After
looking for fall migrants, flycatchers and late leaving bluebirds, group will
go
to Castlewood Canyon to check out what is there. Let’s see if this year
will be as good as or better than last year’s migration!
Sunday, August 23 South Platte Park
** Day and date do not match - Better call Doris!
Leader: Doris Cruze, 303-798-8072. Meet leader at 0800 at Carson Nature
Center north of Mineral Ave., 1 block west of South Santa Fe Drive. Trip will
explore the park. This half day trip will end at 11:30 or 12:00 Noon,
depending on the weather. Bring water, sunscreen and insect repellent. Will
be looking for birds in the river and on the lakes.
Monday, August 23rd
DFO Monthly Meeting at the Museum of Nature and Science - 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ted Floyd -- "Listening in the Dark: Insights from
Colorado"
Saturday, August 28 Rigli Ranch
Leader: Joe Rigli, 970-768-7121. Meet leader at ranch by 0830. From
Hudson, go east on CO 52 until it turns north. Don’t turn north, but continue
east on Morgan County Road F to CR 14, then turn north for approximately
one mile to first house on left by boxcars. Bring lunch and extra water.
Saturday, August 28
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's "Annual BBQ with the Birds"
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Old Stone House at Barr Lake in Brighton
-- for more information visit www.rmbo.org
Sunday, August 29 Northeastern Colorado, Prewitt and Jackson
Reservoirs
Leader: Joey Kellner, 303-978-1748. Meet leader at 0530 at the Division
of Wildlife, 6060 No. Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave., go west 2 blocks to
Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. Habitat Stamp for
State Wildlife Areas and State Parks Pass required. This is an all day trip
so bring lunch and plenty of water. Be sure to bring insect repellent and
sunscreen. Call leader if going.
Scheduled by Jackie King, Compiled by Cris Cook
Submitted by Chris A. Blakeslee - DFO Board Member
Centennial, Colorado
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