All of our previous meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel
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Rock Ledge Ranch with Kip Miller
Rock Ledge Ranch 3199 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, CORock Ledge Ranch Weekday Birding: Wednesday, October 5, 9:00 a.m. Located adjacent to Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Rock Ledge Ranch can be a surprisingly good location for observing migrant songbirds during spring and fall migrations. Today we’ll spend a few hours slowly working around the grounds checking the wooded areas, as
Active Adults: Birding 101
Bear Creek Nature Center 245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, COJoin us for a two-part session for Beginning Birders! Aiken Audubon leaders will teach about bird identification, behavior and habitats, birding ethics, and choices for binoculars, scopes and field guides. Pre-registration required. $10 per person for both classes, $8 per Nature Center member. October 13, 6-8p and October 15, 8a-12n. Register here and scroll down
Lake Pueblo State Park with Kip Miller
Lake Pueblo State Park (Visitor Center) 601-633 Pueblo Reservoir Rd, Pueblo, COLake Pueblo State Park: Saturday, October 15, 8:30 am – 3:00 p.m. Join us for this Aiken Audubon fall outing to Lake Pueblo State Park. Waterbirds will certainly be a major focus – we’ll scan for loons, ducks, grebes, gulls and more from the lake’s best vantage points – but we’ll also be alert for
Birds & Brews – Bear Creek Nature Center & OCC Brewing
Bear Creek Nature Center 245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, COSunday, October 16 Bear Creek Nature Center (8am) followed by OCC Brewing (10:30am) - Explore the riparian creek bottom, scrub oak woodlands, and open meadows of Bear Creek Nature Center's Nature Trail. We'll also see who's coming to the bird feeders. Afterwards we'll head over to OCC Brewing for a variety of libations (Peregrine Pale Ale,
Aiken Monthly Meeting: The Joy of Birding The Land of Enchantment & The Lone Star State
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado SpringsJoin us at the October meeting for a birding trip presentation by Ruben Rodriguez. Ruben will share helpful travel information and his wonderful photography from New Mexico and Texas to include highlights of Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, South Padre Island and Mustang Island. Ruben will also share about his visit to the Mitchell
Jr. Bird Club – Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainJr. Bird Club Saturday, October 22, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Nature lovers ages 8 to 15 are invited to spend time together outdoors and practice their birding skills! In this meeting, we will learn about the very first birds… Yea, this one is 66 million years in the making! Lesson, craft, and birding walk
Clear Springs Ranch with Kip Miller
Clear Spring Ranch Loren Lane, Fountain, COClear Spring Ranch Birding: Tuesday, October 25, 8:30 a.m. Join us for a late October morning exploring this county-managed, 970-acre park along Fountain Creek for both migrant and wintering birds. In addition to the riparian forest, the park hosts extensive grasslands, where sparrows, raptors, and other species can be found. Total walking distance may be
Walk Rock Ledge Ranch & Visit Orchard House
Rock Ledge Ranch 3199 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, COJoin us on October 29, 2022 for this great opportunity! We'll meet at 8a in front of Rock Ledge Orchard House and bird walk around the ranch. Afterward, we'll join in the Orchard House for a presentation led by Melissa Keown. In 1907, General Palmer commissioned the construction the Orchard House and invited his sister-in-law,
Lake Pueblo State Park with Kip Miller
Lake Pueblo State Park (Visitor Center) 601-633 Pueblo Reservoir Rd, Pueblo, COLake Pueblo State Park: Saturday, November 12, 8:30 am – 3:00 p.m. Join us for this Aiken Audubon fall outing to Lake Pueblo State Park. Waterbirds will certainly be a major focus – we’ll scan for loons, ducks, grebes, gulls and more from the lake’s best vantage points – but we’ll also be alert for
Aiken Monthly Meeting: Birds of the Western National Monuments
Join Aiken and author, photographer, and adventurer, Mike Endres, for a dive into some of the National Monuments of the western U.S. and the birds that call them home. Mike is the author of the Colorado Mountain Club Guide to Western National Monuments, and spent roughly 5 years researching the various monuments for this guide, visiting most of them two or more times.
Birds & Brews – Sondermann Park and Cerberus Brewing Company
Sondermann Park 740 W Carmamillo St, Colorado Springs, COSunday, November 20 Sondermann Park (9am) followed by Cerberus Brewing Company (11am) - We'll wind through creek-side trails and check out the scrub-oak meadows of this small-but-mighty west-side park.The walking here is relatively flat and easy. Afterwards we'll head down to Cerberus Brewing Co. to enjoy drinks and snacks in the heated outdoor tent. - Meet