Bird Walks
Let’s look and listen for wild birds! Our informal bird walks are open to everyone, from veteran birders to those venturing out for the first time. Most trips are led by an experienced birder.
- All members and guests MUST register to attend a bird walk. Members who have paid their annual dues will be given preference for all field trips.
- If plans change and you can’t attend, please cancel your reservation so someone else can fill the spot.
- Anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Except for service dogs, pets are NOT permitted.
- Bring your own water, hat, sunscreen, binoculars, and field guide or birding app.
- Every participant must have a liability waiver on file so you are eligible to attend this and future field trips. A copy of the waiver will be available when you attend your first bird walk.
- We limit the number of attendees on our field trips to provide a quality experience for everyone. Members who have paid their annual dues will be given preference. We welcome non-members for their first walk without requiring membership. If you wish to go on walks after that, we respectfully ask that you register as a member. The $20 membership fee covers the individual and family members living in their household.
Upcoming Bird Walks
Friday, May 15, at 8:30 am - ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL,
We’ll drive the 11-mile wildlife loop, stopping along the way to view various spots and walk a trail or two. We’ll look for migrating songbirds, shorebirds, and raptors on this 15,000 acre prairie and wetlands habitat. Possible sightings include Bullock’s orioles, warblers, yellow- headed blackbirds and burrowing owls. Restrooms are available on site. Bring binoculars, water, snacks.
Location: Pat Schroeder Visitor Center, 6550 Gateway Rd., Commerce City
Leader: Mike Artmann
Carpooling: If you wish to carpool from Broomfield, please indicate this when you sign up.
The Walk is limited to 12 participants.
There are currently 12 people registered for the Walk.
This walk is full.
Click Here if you want to be put on a Wait List.
Sunday, May 17, at 6:30 am - BIRDING BY EAR AT STEARNS LAKE,
Join us for a peaceful morning stroll starting at the Stearns Lake trailhead as we practice our ‘ear birding’ — focusing on our listening skills and also leveraging the Merlin app. We’ll cover about two miles via two ‘out and backs’ from the parking lot, covering the west and south sides off Stearns. We should hear residents including meadowlarks and common yellowthroats, and vesper, song, and Savannah sparrows, and hopefully quite a few migrants as well. The resident bald eagles and Swainson’s hawks will almost surely be out and about as well.
Location: Stearns Lake Trailhead, 2190 South 104th Street, Broomfield. Meet in the parking lot. Restrooms are on site.
Leader: Chris Petrizzo
The Walk is limited to 12 participants.
There are currently 9 people registered for the Walk.
Contact: Karen to register for the Walk.
Wednesday, June 3, at 7:30 am - Boulder County’s Jungle Birds of South America
Join us as we look for birds of the jungle! We won’t fly to Belize or Costa Rica, but their birds will come to us when naturalist Dave Sutherland takes us on an easy walk along a birding hotspot in Boulder County. Using a "Birds of Costa Rica" guidebook, Dave will lead us in search of colorful migratory songbirds newly arrived from the jungles of Latin America. This is a popular walk, so sign up early!
Bring binoculars, water and a scope if you have one. Please note that there are no restrooms available on site.
Location: 1520 Bear Mountain Dr. in Boulder
Leader: Dave Sutherland
The Walk is limited to 15 participants.
There are currently 7 people registered for the Walk.
Contact: Karen to register for the Walk.
Tuesday, June 9, at 6:15 pm - Evening in Boulder County - ** MEMBERS ONLY WALK **
Join us for a summer evening on some Boulder County trails. We’ll start with a short walk around the Cherryvale Trailhead, looking in nearby fields for tallgrass species such as Bobolink, Savannah Sparrow, Dickcissel, and Wilson’s Snipe. We’ll then make a short drive to another trail on the west side of South Boulder Creek. This easy trail passes through wet tallgrass prairie and past several heavily wooded ponds as well as the creedside riparian corridor. Possible birds here include orioles, kingbirds, grosbeaks, swallows, and rails. We’ll walk about two miles and finish up by sunset at 8:30. Bring binocs, water, snacks, if you wish. ** Note: There are no restrooms at either site.
Location: We’ll meet at Cherryvale Trailhead (66 S. Cherryvale Road) and then make a short drive to the second part of our walk. See maps below.
Leader: Pete Ruprecht
The Walk is limited to 10 participants.
There are currently 6 people registered for the Walk.
Contact: Karen to register for the Walk.
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