Denver Field Ornithologists May 2011 Field Trips
Saturday, May 7 McCabe Meadows Park (formerly Parker Regional Park) Leader: Steve Kennedy, 303-815-9738 Meet at 0730 for 1⁄2 day trip. From Main Street intersection in Parker, take Highway 83 south for 1.2 miles. Turn right on Indian Pipe Lane to the parking lot on the right (The park is on the west side of the road). Wear your walking shoes – we'll go rain or shine. We may look into Triple C Ranch's marsh and pond. Surprises could be in store of us! Sunday, May 8 Pawnee National Grasslands Leader: Chuck Hundertmark, 303-604-0531 Meet leader at 07:30 at DOW, Division of Wildlife - 6060 No. Broadway – Exit I-25 at 58th Avenue, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 blocks to parking lot on right. This will be an all day trip so bring lunch and drinking water. Please call or email leader at [email protected] if you are planning to go. Should see a nice variety of plains and grasslands birds. Saturday, May 14 Creative Ways to Learn Bird Sounds Leader: Alison Kondler, Time: 07:30, Phone: 303-973-3959 Meeting Place and Directions: Roxborough Visitor Center. Take South Wadsworth Blvd. past Chatfield State Park to Waterton Road on left. Take Waterton Road 1.6 miles east to North Rampart Range Road, turn right and go south 2.3 miles to Roxborough Park Road. Turn left and follow signs to the park (2.2 miles). This 4 1/2 hour program will teach you how to hear bird sounds with your eyes by using personalized creative mnemonics (helpful ways to memorize). Here are some examples of what to expect from this class: What to look for when observing a bird singing? * Listening for a small piece of a complicated song * Looking for physical attributes on the bird to match it to the sound * Creating a story about the bird to make its song unforgettable * Overlaying human songs onto birdsongs * Ways to visualize the song * And much more! This class will start indoors with a presentation, then will head outside to listen and observe the birds on an easy walk (1 1/2 miles slow paced). Beginner to expert birders welcome! Bring binoculars, water and snacks. Please PRE-REGISTER by calling 303-973-3959. SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. Colorado State Parks Pass or Day Fee required. Please arrive on time as a courtesy to the other participants. Half Day Trip. About the leader: Alison‘s been a naturalist with Roxborough State Park since 1999. Bird sound interpretation is her specialty. 30th Annual Spring Bird Count – 2011 Everyone welcome – just show up. More eyes spot more birds. Scheduled by Hugh Kingery. Thursday, May 12 Castlewood Canyon State Park Leaders: Kirk & Kyle Huffstater (303-660-9298). Meet at 0630 at old entrance. From CO 86, 0.5 miles west of Franktown, turn south on Castlewood Canyon Road, go two miles to old entrance. State Parks pass required. Friday, May 13 Cherry Creek Reservoir Leader: Bob Brown (303-791-6204) Meet at 0630 at the Marina on west side (near Cherry Creek High School) in Cherry Creek State Park. State Parks pass required. Saturday, May 14 Waterton, Downstream 4-5 mile hike. Wear long pants (not shorts) due to bare-leg-unfriendly plants such as poison ivy, thistles, and knapweed. Leader: Hugh Kingery, 303-814-2723. Meet at 0600 at Audubon Center/Discovery Pavilion (left turn immediately after turning from Wadsworth (Colo. 121) onto Waterton\Roxborough Road (4.4 miles south of C470) and before the DOW parking lot for Waterton Canyon) Barr Lake periphery Leader: Jackie King, 303-287-1644. Meet at 0730 on access road to entrance station at Barr Lake State Park. This trip does not involve much walking -- good for people with limited mobility or stamina. Chatfield State Park Leader, Joey Kellner, 303-978-1748. Meet at 0600 at west (Deer Creek) entrance to park. State Parks Pass required. Lower Bear Creek Leader: Mike Henwood (303-716-8551, cell 720-840-5070) [email protected]. Meet at 0600 at parking lot on Morrison Road at C470, northwest corner, next to the Conoco station. Sunday, May 15 Barr Lake State Park Leader: Dick Schottler, 303-278-8035 Call leader if you plan to go. Meet at 0600 at Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Exit I-76 at Bromley Lane; go east about 1⁄4 mile and turn right (south) on Lark Bunting Lane, to end of road. This is a ten-mile, all-day hike around the lake. State Parks pass required. Rocky Mountain Arsenal Leader: Urling Kingery, 303-814-2723. Trip full. Saturday, May 21 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, May 28 to Monday, May 30 Nebraska's Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge Memorial Day Weekend Leader: Mary Cay Burger, 303.771.3431 or [email protected] Meet leader at Hudson, Colorado on Hwy. 76 at 8:30am Saturday, May 28. We will drive to Nebraska for lots of great birding. Possible other stops: Ash Hollow State Park, Wildcat Hills Rec. Area, and Tamarack Ranch SWA. You will need to bring 3 lunches and 2 breakfasts and plan to eat two dinners in restaurants. Call or e-mail leader for motel suggestions and carpooling information. Trip will return to Denver area by 6 pm on Monday, May 31. Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day) 88th and South Platte Trail Leader: Jackie King, 303-287-1644 Meet leader at 8:00 at the parking area at East 88th and the South Platte River – From I-76 take East 88th Ave. exit, go west on 88th for 1.6 miles then turn south at Colorado Blvd. Turn left again into the parking lot for the South Platte River Greenway Trailhead. Explore along the river on the bike path which is paved and level. Leader uses a scooter for mobility so this trip will be accessible for those who use wheelchairs. RTD route #88 has a stop only about one block from there as well. Bring lunch and drinking water. Scheduled by Jackie King 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.
