All of our previous meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel
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Birds & Brews with Jessica Miller Austin Bluffs Open Space
Rockhurst Blvd. and University Park Blvd, 38.909919, -104.789987.Sunday, April 16 Austin Bluffs Open Space (8am) followed by Lost Friend Brewing Company (12pm) - Please RSVP to Jessica Miller if you'd like to join. Jessica Miller <[email protected]> - Austin Bluffs is a relatively under-birded site on the north side of the city. We will hike along some interesting geography through foothills meadows and
Chico Basin with Kara Laszczyk
Chico Basin Ranch 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Aiken & Kara Laszczyk for a bird trip to Chico Basin on Wednesday, April 19th. We will meet at Target (1630 E Cheyenne Mountain Road, 80906) at 730a, carpool and then will return to Target around 2p. Pack a snack, lunch and water. Attendance will be limited to the first 15 people to register
Aiken Monthly Meeting April 2023 | The Amazing Sounds of Birds
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado SpringsWhat bird uses its voice to echolocate inside dark caves? Which bird sings a duet with itself? What bird sings the longest song? What bird has the largest vocabulary? In this presentation for general audiences, Nathan Pieplow answers all these questions and more, using some of the most remarkable audio from over fifteen years of
Join Audubon Rockies Thursday, April 27
Audubon Rockies is hosting an event Thursday, April 27, at noon MT that may be of interest: Conservation photographer Dave Showalter will be joining us for an epic visual journey through the vast Colorado River watershed as he discusses his new book, Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado. You can find more info
Birding 101: Bear Creek Nature Center
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. This is the spring version of the Birding 101 course Aiken taught last fall. So, if you took the course in the fall, there will
Afternoon Birding at Kettle Lakes
Kettle Lakes Airfield Dr, Colorado Springs, CONot an early bird? Frustrated that every birding trip starts while you're still snoozing? Then this trip is for you! Join Aiken board members Anna Joy Lehmicke and Tally Kerr for an afternoon of birding at Kettle Lakes, near the Air Force Academy entrance. We'll hope to find a variety of waterbirds on and around
Chico Basin Ranch with John Drummond
Chico Basin Ranch 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Aiken & John Drummond for a bird trip to Chico Basin on Wednesday, May 3rd. We will meet at Tejon Park & Ride (S Tejon St & Ronald Reagan H, Colorado Springs 80905) at 730a, carpool and then will return to Tejon around 2p. If you'll be traveling from Pueblo, we will make arrangements
Spring Bird Count offered through El Paso Nature Centers – Fountain Creek
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainSpring Bird Count Saturday, May 13, 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Beginning to advanced birders count and record the numbers of bird species and populations found in Fountain Creek Regional Park during the height of spring migration. $5 donation recommended to support our bird feeders. Online registration available through: https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/
Hummingbird Festival
Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center 2120 S. Cheyenne Cañon Rd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesAttend this year's Hummingbird Festival at the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center on May 13th from 10am to 3pm. There will be a variety of fun and educational presentations for people of all ages. Visit vendors for hummingbird-friendly plants and hummingbird feeders, observe hummingbirds in the Chris Byers Memorial Hummingbird Garden and on the trails!
Active Adults: Sunset Bird Photography Workshop – Available through El Paso Nature Centers
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainActive Adults: Sunset Bird Photography Workshop Saturday, May 13, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Spring is a wonderful time to view birds, and the wetlands and woodlands at Fountain Creek Nature Center provide a perfect place for them to flock to. Join award-winning photographer, Mike Pach, as he helps you capture photos of spring migrants
Birds & Brews with Jessica Miller – Rock Ledge Ranch
Rock Ledge Ranch 3199 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesSunday, May 14 Rock Ledge Ranch (9am) followed by Red Leg Brewing Company (12pm) - Rock Ledge Ranch offers a lovely mix of riparian woods, foothills pine and oak, and open fields. We will venture northwest into Garden of the Gods park to look for prairie falcons and white-throated swifts. Expect a nice variety of migrants
Aiken Monthly Meeting May 2023 | The Birds of Central Panama and Darien Lowlands
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado SpringsJoin us for our monthly meeting this May as we travel to Panama (through photos) with John Bruder! Experience the incredible avian birds diversity of the lowlands of central Panama, the foothills of western Panama, and the remote stretches of eastern Panama as John and Risë bird for 21 days at the three exceptional Canopy
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