[cobirds] Update: BCAS Field Trip: Pella Crossing Bird Walk – rescheduled for March 23

2024-03-13 Thread Janet Smith
March 11, 2024 at 12:07:04 PM UTC-6 Janet Smith wrote: > Join local birder Carl Starace for an exciting morning of spring birding > at Pella Crossing this Saturday, March 16. Possible birds are Osprey, > Say's Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, Wood Duck, Redhead, Belted >

[cobirds] BCAS Program: Connecting Cultures in Conservation – March 26

2024-03-12 Thread Janet Smith
Susan Bonfield, Environment for the Americas Director, is the guest speaker for the March meeting of the Boulder County Audubon Society. Join us on Tuesday, March 26 (in-person and Zoom) for Susan’s presentation on World Migratory Bird Day, a global celebrat

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Pella Crossing Bird Walk – Sat, Mar 16

2024-03-11 Thread Janet Smith
Join local birder Carl Starace for an exciting morning of spring birding at Pella Crossing this Saturday, March 16. Possible birds are Osprey, Say's Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, Wood Duck, Redhead, Belted Kingfisher, and Great Blue Heron. Meet at the Pella Crossing Trailhead lot on

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Hike to a Flatiron and Learn About the Boulder Area – Thurs, Mar 14

2024-03-01 Thread Janet Smith
Join community naturalist Dave Sutherland on a hike to the Second Flatiron and get an insider’s guide to the region. Dave promises panoramic views plus a chance to see some wildlife and learn about the area’s biology, geology, and history. This is moderately strenuous hike of 3-3.5 miles, wit

[cobirds] Mar 3: First Sunday Bird Watching at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette

2024-03-01 Thread Janet Smith
Everyone, including beginning birders, are invited to experience the fun and discovery of bird watching at the Greenlee Wildlife Preserve on the first Sunday of each month year-round. Knowledgeable bird watchers will be on hand with binoculars, spotting scopes, and learning tools to assist in

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Telescope Tag with Jupiter’s Moons, Mar 7, 8, or 9

2024-02-20 Thread Janet Smith
Join Community Naturalist Dave Sutherland for a telescopic peek into the vast reaches of the sky. Jupiter is high in the sky in March. With a large telescope, over the course of an evening we’ll watch its four brightest moons move back and forth as they orbit the planet. We may also look at th

[cobirds] Mar 3: First Sunday Bird Watching at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette

2024-02-20 Thread Janet Smith
Everyone, including beginning birders, are invited to experience the fun and discovery of bird watching at the Greenlee Wildlife Preserve on the first Sunday of each month year-round. Knowledgeable bird watchers will be on hand with binoculars, spotting scopes, and learning tools to assist in

[cobirds] BCAS Program: Three Billion Birds Lost… and Counting – Feb 27

2024-02-17 Thread Janet Smith
Boulder Country Audubon Society's February meeting will include a presentation by Arvind Panjabi, Senior Research Scientist with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, on the loss of grassland birds and how conservation organizations, landowners, government agencies, and others have responded to a

[cobirds] BCAS Program: Three Billion Birds Lost… and Counting – Feb 27

2024-02-17 Thread Janet Smith
Boulder Country Audubon Society's February meeting will include a presentation by Arvind Panjabi, Senior Research Scientist with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, on the loss of grassland birds and how conservation organizations, landowners, government agencies, and others have responded to a

[cobirds] New video on the BCAS channel - OSMP wildlife studies with remote cameras

2024-02-05 Thread Janet Smith
Check out the latest video on the Boulder County Audubon youtube channel-- Christian Nunes' talk on the use of remote motion-triggered cameras to study wildlife on city open space (OSMP) lands, from the BCAS monthly series (1/23/24). Lots of great animal behavior and insights! https://youtu.be/

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Open Space Believe it or Not! Sat, Feb 18

2024-01-29 Thread Janet Smith
Whether you’re new to the area or someone who just wants to learn some amazing stuff about local wildlands, join Community Naturalist Dave Sutherland for a crash course on the biology, geology, and history of Boulder County open space. The field trip includes hiking through beautiful ponderos

[cobirds] Feb 4: First Sunday Bird Watching at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette

2024-01-26 Thread Janet Smith
Everyone, including beginning birders, are invited to experience the fun and discovery of bird watching at the Greenlee Wildlife Preserve on the first Sunday of each month year-round. Knowledgeable bird watchers will be on hand with binoculars, spotting scopes, and learning tools to assist in

[cobirds] BCAS Program: Remote Camera Technology - Insights into Boulder’s Wildlife, Jan 23, zoom and in-person

2024-01-22 Thread Janet Smith
pwd=NVRrVDY1VDkyMGFsKzRwajM2RWx4dz09> to join the Zoom meeting. For more info: https://www.boulderaudubon.org/all-events/jan-2024-program On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-7 Janet Smith wrote: > Presentation by Christian Nunes covers the wonderous, and sometimes > shocking, discoveries ma

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Pella Crossing, Saturday Jan 27

2024-01-13 Thread Janet Smith
Join local birder Carl Starace for a winter birding adventure to Pella Crossing. We will search for wintering waterfowl including Common and Red Breasted Mergansers, songbirds such as Townsend’s Solitaire, and raptors including Merlin and Rough-legged Hawk. RSVP to Carl Starace (castar...@gma

[cobirds] Update: BCAS Program: Remote Camera Technology - Insights into Boulder’s Wildlife, Jan 23 (In-person/Zoom)

2024-01-10 Thread Janet Smith
The January 23 meeting will be in-person as well as Zoom. We will post the Zoom link with log-in information the day before the event. On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-7 Janet Smith wrote: > Presentation by Christian Nunes covers the wonderous, and sometimes > sh

[cobirds] BCAS Program: Remote Camera Technology - Insights into Boulder’s Wildlife, Jan 23

2024-01-08 Thread Janet Smith
Presentation by Christian Nunes covers the wonderous, and sometimes shocking, discoveries made by remote cameras on City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks lands over the past 15 years. The cameras reveal wildlife use of highway underpasses, document the presence of elusive creatures li

[cobirds] BCAS Field Trip: Dec 23 - White Rocks Trail at Teller Farms with Carl Starace

2023-12-12 Thread Janet Smith
Take a bird walk through a variety of habitats at White Rocks Nature Preserve with Carl Starace on Saturday, December 23 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. We will search for wintering waterfowl, songbirds and raptors like eagles and Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks. RSVP to Carl Starace: cast...@gmai