Denver Field Ornithologists March 2011 Field Trips
Saturday, March 19th Beginner Birders Welcome Trip - South Platte Park Leader: Richard Holmes Anderson Contact Information: 303-757-4582 Time: 08:00 Meeting Place and Directions: Carson Nature Center - North of Mineral Ave., 1 block west of S. Santa Fe Drive. Directly west of Aspen Grove Shopping Center. This is a fantastic opportunity for casual or beginning birders to learn about wintering ducks in breeding plumage and other easy to spot birds. Including, Hooded Merganser, Northern Pintail, and Pied-billed Grebe. Also hope to see Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, and early migrants. If you love birds and want to find out more about them, this is the trip for you! This trip welcomes non-DFO members as well as members. Children welcomed! Please PRE-REGISTER by calling the number above. Space limited to 20 people. About the leader: Richard is a retired college professor and a casual birder for most of his life (began birding when 10 years old) and recently completed ASGD Master Birder Class. Half Day Trip. Sunday, March 20th Morgan County Hotspots Leader: Joe Roller Contact Information: 303-204-0828 Time: 07:00 (DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS) Meeting Place: Division of Wildlife - 6060 North Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Ave., go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. Trip description below written by Joe - We will carpool and head out to Jackson Reservoir, then hit other Morgan County Hotspots. Waterfowl can be plentiful at this time of year. Birders are advised to call the leader before trip. The trip will cater to birders of all levels of experience, from eager neophytes to jaded pros. This will be an all-day trip, returning to the DOW around 5 PM, so bring lunch, water, snacks and a spotting scope if you have one. Dress for weather. This trip is limited to eighty participants, so sign up early! Tuesday, March 22nd Fountain Creek Area & Big Johnson Reservoir - WEEKDAY! Leader: Ken Pals Contact Information: 719-471-0687 Time: 08:30 Meeting Place: Fountain Creek Nature Center - 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817. Might we still find the Pine Warbler? We'll see plenty of waterfowl, resident land birds, and possibly a few shorebirds while we explore the best birding locations in a park that lists over 290 species. Bring water, snacks, lunch, and binoculars. Scopes are extremely helpful for birding at Big Johnson Reservoir. A $5 donation or birdseed for the nature center is welcomed. RSVP is appreciated especially for carpool options from Denver. 1/2 - 3/4 day trip depending on weather and birds. About the leader: Retired Fountain Creek Nature Center supervisor/naturalist with 45 years of birding experience. Saturday, March 26th Northwest Metro Lakes Leader: Chuck Lowrie Contact Information: 303-455-8417 Time: 09:00 Meeting Place: Sloan's Lake parking area on the SE corner of 25th and Sheridan. Full Day Trip. Bring Lunch. We’ll be looking for Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teal, Say's Phoebe and Meadowlarks plus other early migrants. There will be quite a bit of walking (up to 3 miles) as we will visit lesser-known lakes. If there is a lot of snow, we'll go to lakes that don't require walking or much walking and make it a shorter day. Please PRE-REGISTER with Chuck. This trip is limited to 10 people. Sign up quick to lock in your spot! About the leader: Chuck is the current president of the Boulder Birding Club and has led combined DFO and BBC trips to the western slope and North Park. Sunday, March 27th Trinidad Area Leader: Mark Peterson Time: TBD Email: [email protected] Meeting Location(s): TBD. Expect to carpool from Denver area and possibly from Colorado Springs. More details will be given closer to the date. Warmer weather birding in March! We’ll be birding Pinyon and riparian habitats, looking for Pinyon birds and waterfowl. There will be extensive, but mostly easy walking (possibly up to 2 miles). Full day trip. Please email Mark to register and to receive more information. It should be a fantastic trip. Scheduled by Alison Kondler Submitted by Chris A. Blakeslee - DFO Board Member Centennial, Colorado [email protected] -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
