Denver Field Ornithologists
May 2011 Field Trips
Saturday, May 14 Creatve 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]
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