Denver Field Ornithologists April/May 2011 Field Trips
Thursday, April 28 Birding Castle Rock and other South Metro Areas Leader: Chuck Thornton-Kolbe. Meet ten minutes before 7:30 AM at northeast corner of the K-Mart parking lot just about 1⁄2 mile south of I-25 and Broadway (near corner of Alameda and Broadway). We will form carpools at the K-Mart parking lot. Please get there by 7:20 AM. If you want to meet us at the Castle Rock Museum, please be there at 8:00 AM. This trip is part of a celebration of Castle Rock, sponsored by the local historical society and Denver Field Ornithologists. Direction to their location can be found on their website at http://castlerockmuseum.org/ We will be looking for early migrants and other birds in the area all day long. This is a bit of a first time adventure, but we will have guidance from some other area birders (including John Drummond though he will be in Florida). We will likely start in Castle Rock and bird a few sites there and nearby. After lunch, we will wander into El Paso or Douglas County to find a few more goodies. Some participants may want to go to the Castle Rock Museum and enjoy their bird exhibit. This will be an all day long trip or a half-day, as is your choice. Bring: The day will likely be nice, but please bring layers of clothing and coats (including rain gear), binoculars, scope (if you have one), lunch, snacks, and beverages. Bring breakfast if you have not eaten before leaving. Also two way radios and cell phones can be helpful to support car-to-car communication. Bring about $10 to $15 for your gas share if leaving from Denver or otherwise $5 to $10 if leaving from Castle Rock. If bad weather, come to parking lot, and we will go for it (and maybe consider an alternative plan). No need to RSVP, but do show up on a timely basis to one of these two starting locations. Saturday, April 30 Rocky Mountain Arsenal Leader: David Rhoades, 303 424-8633. We’ll bird from 0800-1300, expecting to see grassland birds, ducks, raptors, possible early migrants, likely swallows, and possible burrowing owls. Space is limited by the size of the passenger van that we’ll use. Meet at the parking lot of the Visitor Center. Call David to reserve a space and to get directions. Lunch optional (BYO). Sunday, May 1 Gregory Canyon and Walden Ponds Leaders: Ira and Tammy Sanders, 303-278-7172 Meet leaders at 06:30 at the parking lot for Chataqua Park, 900 Baseline. You will need a Boulder County Pass or plan to pay $5-6. Lunch is optional as trip will probably be a half day. Group will meet then car pool to Gregory Canyon then on to Walden Ponds. Scheduled by Carol Blackard 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.
