All of our previous meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel
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FIELD TRIPS
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Fall Bird Count at Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainThis event is being hosted by Fountain Creek Nature Center. Any donations benefit the Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers. Join the annual tradition and help record the number of bird species and populations found in Fountain Creek Regional Park during fall migration. After morning snacks, quick socializing, and group assignments, we'll split up
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Birds & Brews – Bear Creek East & Westfax Brewing
Bear Creek Regional Park - East 2002 Creek Crossing, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesBear Creek Regional Park East (10am) & Westfax Brewing Co (12pm) We’ll explore Bear Creek, the beaver ponds along it, the meadows, and scrub oak habitat within Bear Creek Regional Park East. Afterwards we’ll head to Westfax Brewing for a beer! – Bring binoculars and dress for the Colorado Springs weather forecast. Let Jessica know
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*FULL* Chico Basin Ranch with Denver Field Ornithologists
Chico Basin Ranch 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesChico Basin Ranch with Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) Monday, September 15, 2025, 6:30 AM – 2:00 PM Leader: Jessica Miller Trip Difficulty: Moderate This trip is ideal for those that have never visited the ranch, but all levels of birders are welcome. Venture out to El Paso County’s #1 eBird hotspot, Chico Basin Ranch. We will
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Birds & Beans – Beginner Birding Class at Bear Creek Nature Center
Bear Creek Nature Center 245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, COThis event is hosted by Bear Creek Nature Center and benefits the Friends of El Paso County Nature Center. Sip your coffee and see new birds during this beginner’s birding class with Mary Rudolph, local bird enthusiast and member of Aiken Audubon! Learn the basics of birding - calls, shape and size, using your binoculars,
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*FULL* Birds & Brews – Rock Ledge Ranch & Red Leg Brewing
Rock Ledge Ranch 3199 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesRock Ledge Ranch (9am) & Red Leg Brewing (12pm) We’ll peruse the orchard, meadows, woodlands, and rock formations in search of a variety of migrants and resident birds. If time permits, we’ll walk into Garden of the Gods for birds like White-throated Swifts, Prairie Falcons, and Canyon Wren. – This will be an easy/moderate hike
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Lake Pueblo State Park with Denver Field Ornithologists
Lake Pueblo State Park (Visitor Center) 601-633 Pueblo Reservoir Rd, Pueblo, CO, United StatesLake Pueblo State Park with Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) Saturday, October 25, 2025, 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM (NOTE: this is the time frame for Denver-area participants. COS-area, expect a later start/meeting time and an earlier arrival home. Leaders: David Suddjian Trip Difficulty: Moderate Let's explore several birding spots around Lake Pueblo State Park -
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Birds & Bikes (and optional beers after!) with TOSC & Aiken Audubon
John Ceresa Memorial Park 1580 Leigh Ln, Fountain, CO, United StatesAiken Audubon Society is teaming up with Trails and Open Space Coalition (TOSC) for a Bikes, Birds & Beers Ride! This is a casual-paced bike tour is appropriate for riders of a wide ability range that will focus on using our bikes to get to the birds :) TOSC's Allen Beauchamp will lead the biking,
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**FULL** Cemetery Birding on Halloween
Evergreen Cemetery 1005 Hancock Expy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThis trip is at capacity. Trick or Treat? No tricks here, just the treat of enjoying an afternoon of birding with others! Join us for a leisurely stroll through the evergreens on Halloween afternoon. We’ll spend our time scanning the trees and grounds for the usual suspects and may possibly see a surprise Red Crossbill
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Birding Sand Creek with Pat Paternostro
Sand Creek 4870 Jedediah Smith Rd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Aiken Audubon and trip leader, Pat Paternostro, for a birding walk along Sand Creek (at Stetson Hills). The trip will last roughly 2.5 hours and will start at 8:00 a.m. Starting location is Stetson Park, 4870 Jedediah Smith Rd. We will walk along Sand Creek in search of local residents, winter arrivals, and several
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*FULL* Birds & Brews – Kettle Lakes & Lost Friend Brewing
Kettle Lakes Airfield Dr, Colorado Springs, COKettle Lakes (9am) followed by Lost Friend Brewing (12pm) We'll hike through the meadows and pines that outline the ponds and willows along the Kettle Lakes, a great birding spot between USAFA and I-25. We'll hope for the usual year-round residents, late migrants, and arriving waterfowl. Afterwards we'll head 10 minutes down the road to
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Park County with Denver Field Ornithologists: Lake George & Eleven Mile Canyon
Lake George Hwy 24Park County with DFO: Lake George & Eleven Mile Canyon Monday, November 3, 2025, 6:30 AM – 2:00 PM (NOTE: this is the time frame for Denver-area participants. COS-area, expect a later start/meeting time and an earlier arrival home. Leaders: Joseph Tuttle & David Suddjian Trip Difficulty: Moderate This trip will visit Lake George to
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Park County Reservoirs with Denver Field Ornithologists
Eleven Mile Reservoir 4344 Co Rd 92 #4186, Lake George, CO, United StatesPark County Reservoirs with Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) Friday, November 14, 2025, 6:30 AM – 3:30 PM (NOTE: this is the time frame for Denver-area participants. COS-area, expect a later start/meeting time and an earlier arrival home. Leaders: David Suddjian Trip Difficulty: Moderate We’ll visit some of the large bodies of water in South Park
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