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SUMMARY:Birding 101 with Aiken Audubon - Register with El Paso Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Birding 101 with Aiken Audubon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Thur & Sat\, June 13 & 15 \nTime: 6-8pm (Thur) & 8am-12pm (Sat) \nAudience: 18+ \nCost: $10 per person/$8 per member \n  \nMeeting Details\n\n06/13/2024 –06/13/2024\nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\nDays: Thu\, Sat\nBear Creek Nature Center\n245 Bear Creek Nature Center\nColorado Springs\, CO\, 80906\n(719)520-6387
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birding-101-with-aiken-audubon-register-with-el-paso-nature-center/
LOCATION:Bear Creek Nature Center\, 245 Bear Creek Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80906
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SUMMARY:Hummingbird Homecoming - offered by Fountain Creek Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Hummingbird Homecoming   \nSaturday\, June 22\, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nWith their speed\, grace\, agility\, tiny size\, and love of flowers\, hummingbirds have captured the hearts and imaginations of countless people. Learn about their migrations\, adaptations\, and influence on cultures. You’ll discover our Colorado species and how to invite them to your yards\, plus favorite viewing locations nearby. Recommended ages 10+. \n$5/nonmember\, $4/member. Prepaid registration required at www.elpasocountynaturecenters.com
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/hummingbird-homecoming-offered-by-fountain-creek-nature-center/
LOCATION:Fountain Creek Nature Center\, 320 Pepper Grass Lane\, Fountain\, 80817
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SUMMARY:Fountain Creek Regional Park Annual Fall Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:Join Fountain Creek Nature Center and Steve Getty for their Annual Fall Bird Count on September 14th\, 7a-11a. \nIf you’re interested\, please email Jessica Miller at jessicamiller@elpasoco.com to register!
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/fountain-creek-regional-park-annual-fall-bird-count/
LOCATION:Fountain Creek Nature Center\, 320 Pepper Grass Lane\, Fountain\, 80817
CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250214T080000
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SUMMARY:The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Soon! February 14–17\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Soon!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) starts on Friday\, February 14! \nAll skill levels and all abilities are welcome to count birds from anywhere and enter their checklists online. \nFor more information – https://www.birdcount.org/ \n 
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/the-great-backyard-bird-count-starts-soon-february-14-17-2025/
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SUMMARY:Fall Bird Count at Fountain Creek Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:This event is being hosted by Fountain Creek Nature Center. Any donations benefit the Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers. \nJoin 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 across the Regional Park to identify and count all the birds. All levels of birders are welcome\, and binoculars can be borrowed for free from the Nature Center. This is a citizen science project and children under 7 years old may not enjoy the activity. \nSpots are limited; sign up by emailing Jessica Miller\, Nature Center Supervisor\, at jessicamiller@elpasoco.com
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/fall-bird-count-at-fountain-creek-nature-center/
LOCATION:Fountain Creek Nature Center\, 320 Pepper Grass Lane\, Fountain\, 80817
CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS,SPECIAL EVENT
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fountain Creek Nature Center":MAILTO:jessicamiller@elpasoco.com
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SUMMARY:2025 Social & Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:PROUDLY SPONSORED BY\nWild Birds Unlimited \n~~~~~Ticket sales have closed for this event.~~~~~\nThank you for all of the support! \nJoin us on Wednesday\, September 17th for our Second Annual Social & Silent Auction! \nTRiNiTY Brewing: 1466 Garden of the Gods Rd.\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80907 \n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nAs summer comes to a close and we look forward to fall migration\, we hope you will join us for an evening of food\, fellowship and fundraising. 100% of funds raised will be used to support Aiken Audubon Society’s educational programs\, monthly guest speakers and research grants in 2026! \nDinner will be provided by our generous event sponsor\, with gluten free and vegan options available.\n \nThis is a ticketed event with limited seating. Ticket cost is $12 per person. \nTickets will be issued under the purchasers name\, if you are gifting the tickets or someone will be attending in your place\, please send them your confirmation email with the tickets. \nSilent auction bidding will open promptly at 6:00pm\, and close at 7:30pm. Online bidding will not be available; we hope you can join us! \nSilent Auction Items & Many More to Come:\nFalconry Experience – Broadmoor Outfitters\nBirdy Gift Basket – Wild Birds Unlimited\nMosaic Class Gift Certificates – Shattered Glass Restored\nHarvest Basket – Abeja Hive Honey Farm & Homestead\nRestaurant Gift Cards & Glassware – Phantom Canyon\nWatercolor Workshop Gift Certificate – Eric Fetsch Fine Art\n“Garden Red-tail” Watercolor on Canvas – Eric Fetsch Fine Art\nFull-Day Birding Trip to Rocky Mtn. National Park – Birding Man Wildlife Tours\nBirding Trip to Chico Basin Ranch with John Drummond\nFramed Art Piece – Little Wing Photo\nBird on Canvas – Ruben Rodriguez\nAutographed Copy of “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” by Amy Tan – Wild Birds Unlimited\nSpa Gift Basket – Inspire Movements\n90-Minute Massage – Inspire Movements\nLeica Scope & Tripod – Aiken Audubon Society\nBird Friendly Coffee & Sibley Guide to Birds – Aiken Audubon Board Members\nBird Friendly Coffee & Great Blue Heron Tumbler – Clark Jones & Melissa Wetzig\nBirdy Wine – Paula Wegert\n“Landing Thrasher” Art Piece – Beth Skukrud\nBird Store Gift Cards – This Place is for the Birds \nTo allow guests to enjoy this social event\, our monthly guest speaker presentations will resume in October.
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/social-silent-auction/
LOCATION:TriNity Brewing Co.\, 1466 Garden of the Gods Rd.\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80907\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tally Kerr":MAILTO:programs@aikenaudubon.com
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SUMMARY:Birds & Beans – Beginner Birding Class at Bear Creek Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by Bear Creek Nature Center and benefits the Friends of El Paso County Nature Center. \nSip 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\, common birds of the area\, and more\, all while enjoying a coffee treat on us. Binoculars and birding guides available to borrow at the front desk. \n$5 per person; prepaid registration required at www.elpasocountynaturecenters.com
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birds-beans-beginner-birding-class-at-bear-creek-nature-center/
LOCATION:Bear Creek Nature Center\, 245 Bear Creek Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80906
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bear Creek Nature Center":MAILTO:kyleetaylor2@elpasoco.com
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SUMMARY:2025 Colorado Springs Christmas Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this year’s Colorado Springs Christmas Bird Count on Saturday\, December 20\, 2025. \nEveryone is welcome to participate. Plan to spend at least the entire morning finding birds\, though times will vary. Come prepared for cold temperatures and possibly snow and ice. Feeder watchers are also encouraged to sign up and participate. \nWe will gather for a potluck dinner\, species compilation\, and sharing of the day’s adventures at Bear Creek Nature Center from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on count night. \nFor more information or to sign up for the count\, please contact Tyler Stuart at colospringscbc@gmail.com. \n  \nPhoto: Evan Barrientos/Audubon. Volunteers survey birds for the Boulder Christmas Bird Count at Teller Farm in Boulder\, Colorado\, on December 18\, 2022. The Christmas Bird Count is a long-running\, annual community science project.
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/2025-colorado-springs-christmas-bird-count/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tyler Stuart":MAILTO:colospringscbc@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Draw Pinyon Jays: Free Virtual Class
DESCRIPTION:This FREE online opportunity is not affilitaed with Aiken Audubon\, but you may be interested in this bird-themed activity with a local artist! From Saraiya Kanning with Raebird Creations: \nI’ve completely fallen in love with a bird most people have never heard of: the Pinyon Jay. \nOver the last few months\, I’ve been writing and illustrating an article for Birding magazine. In the process of interviewing 5 wildlife biologists and reading an extremely niche book on the species\, I’ve learned so much. \nPinyon Jays are present in Colorado\, where I grew up and now live\, and where I saw my lifer in my teens. (In birding lingo\, a lifer is the first time you ever see a species.) That color blue cannot be erased from memory\, nor can their nasal\, laughing calls. It’s wilderness distilled into one sound. \nRight now Pinyon Jays are under review by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for potential listing under the Endangered Species Act. Their populations have declined an estimated 80% or more since the 1960s. It’s heartbreaking. \nThese birds are an iconic piñon–juniper woodland species. They help keep piñon forests alive through their cyclical relationship with piñon cones. And they are sheer FUN. Chatty\, gregarious\, and full of personality in classic jay fashion. I simply can’t imagine the world without them. \nSo I invite you to a short and FREE online art workshop where we’ll celebrate these spunky\, spirited birds. \nYou don’t need to be an “artist” (whatever that means). You don’t even need to be a birder.\nMaybe you’re someone who\, like me\, can’t stand to watch a species fade quietly. Maybe you’re someone who doesn’t quite know what to do about this ongoing planetary disarray and habitat loss.\nWe won’t be numb. Instead we’ll make art and fill the world with hand-drawn Pinyon Jays. Maybe they’ll fly right off the page and repopulate the forests in droves. It’s a start\, anyway. A little corner of hope we’ll make together.\nWe’ll be drawing inspiration from the wonderful photos of Maresa Pryor-Luzier. @mpluzier \nTo register\, email: raebirdcreationsart@gmail.com\nThe workshop is limited to 100 participants. If there’s enough interest\, I’ll schedule another. 💙
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/draw-pinyon-jays-free-virtual-class/
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