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SUMMARY:Aiken Canyon Preserve with Pat Paternostro
DESCRIPTION:Join Pat Paternostro and Aiken Audubon for a summer field trip to Aiken Canyon.  We will walk the trails and look for nesting species such as Virginia’s Warbler\, Plumbeous Vireo and hopefully an Ovenbird or two. \nThe walk is about 4 miles and does involve some elevation changes. This hike is considered moderate/difficult. Appropriate for all skill levels of birders. You can RSVP by emailing Pat at broncos30@hotmail.com \nWe will meet at Aiken Canyon Preserve’s parking lot (map) at 7:00 am. Please bring lots of water and sun protection. \nPhoto: Black-headed Grosbeak / Evan Barrientos / Audubon
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/aiken-canyon-preserve-with-pat-paternostro/
LOCATION:Aiken Canyon\, 3350 Turkey Canon Ranch Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80926
CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pat Paternostro":MAILTO:fieldtrips@aikenaudubon.com
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SUMMARY:*Waitlist Only* Birds & Brews – Rainbow Gulch Trail & BierWerks - July 26
DESCRIPTION:Rainbow Gulch (8am) followed by BierWerks (12pm)\nThis easy/moderate 3.5 mile round trip will take us through the montane forests and briefly along the Rampart Reservoir. Along the way we will look for a great variety of summer birds like Williamson’s & Red-naped Sapsuckers\,  American Three-toed Woodpeckers\, Red Crossbills\, Evening Grosbeaks\, and more. We’ll make sure to look low\, too\, for beautiful blooming wildflowers like Rocky Mountain Columbine and Fireweed! Afterwards we’ll kick up our feet and rehydrate at BierWerks down in Woodland Park.\n– Difficulty: Easy/Moderate. This 3.5 out-and-back has less than 300 feet elevation gain.\n– Bring binoculars and dress for the Woodland Park forecast. (Need to borrow binocs? just ask when you RSVP!)\n\nThis trip is at capacity. Join the waitlist by emailing trip leader Jessica Miller at jessicaisbirding@gmail.com
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birds-brews-rainbow-gulch-trail-bierwerks-july-26/
LOCATION:Rainbow Gulch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Miller":MAILTO:jessicaisbirding@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Birds & Brews – Manitou Lake & Mad Hatter Saloon - August 16
DESCRIPTION:Manitou Lake (8:30am)  followed by Mad Hatter Saloon (11am)\nManitou Lake is surrounded by evergreen forests\, meadows\, and wetlands formed by beaver dams. The diverse habitat\, flat walking\, and lovely scenery make this a great birding destination. On our way home we’ll stop outside Cascade to get a refreshment at Mad Hatter Saloon!\n– Difficulty: Easy. This 2 mile hike is along mostly flat\, uneven trails.\n– Bring binoculars and dress for the Woodland Park forecast. (Need binocs? Request to borrow some when you RSVP!)\n– At the entrance\, a $11 fee per vehicle is charged (or $5/car with valid NP pass). Option to carpool/caravan from Old Colorado City area at 7:50am.\n\nSpace is limited. RSVP by emailing trip leader Jessica Miller at jessicaisbirding@gmail.com
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birds-brews-manitou-lake-mad-hatter-saloon-august-16/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Miller":MAILTO:jessicaisbirding@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Birding By Book | "The Feather Detective"
DESCRIPTION:Birding by Book is a book club for those who love birds AND books! The club meets to discuss selected book titles and create community among birders in the Pikes Peak area. \nRead The Feather Detective: Mystery\, Mayhem and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney at your leisure\, then join us on Monday\, August 31st for book club discussion. \nThe fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist—Roxie Laybourne\, who broke down barriers for women\, solved murders\, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers. \nIn 1960\, an Eastern Airlines flight had no sooner lifted from the runway at Boston Logan Airport when it struck a flock of birds and took a nosedive into the shallow waters of the Boston Harbor\, killing sixty-two people. This was the golden age of commercial airflight—luxury in the skies—and safety was essential to the precarious future of air travel. So the FAA instructed the bird remains be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination\, where they would land on the desk of the only person in the world equipped to make sense of it all. \nHer name was Roxie Laybourne\, a diminutive but singular woman with thick glasses\, a heavy Carolina drawl\, and a passion for birds. Roxie didn’t know it at the time\, but that box full of dead birds marked the start of a remarkable scientific journey. She became the world’s first forensic ornithologist\, investigating a range of crimes and calamites on behalf of the FBI\, the US Air Force\, and even NASA. \nThe Feather Detective takes readers deep within the vaunted backrooms of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to tell the story of a burgeoning science and the enigmatic woman who pioneered it. While her male colleagues in taxidermy embarked on expeditions around the world and got plum promotions\, Roxie stayed with her birds. Using nothing more than her microscope and bits of feathers\, she helped prosecute murderers\, kidnappers\, and poachers. When she wasn’t testifying in court or studying evidence from capital crimes\, she was helping aerospace engineers and Air Force crews as they raced to bird-proof their airplanes before disaster struck again. \nIn The Feather Detective\, award-winning journalist Chris Sweeney charts the astonishing life and work of this overlooked pioneer. Once divorced\, once widowed\, and sometimes surly\, Roxie shattered stereotypes and pushed boundaries. Her story is one of persistence and grit\, obsession and ingenuity. Drawing on reams of archival material\, court documents\, and exclusive interviews\, Sweeney delivers a moving and amusing portrait of a woman who overcame cultural and scientific obstacles at every turn\, forever changing our understanding of birds—and the feathers they leave behind. \nRoadrunner Bookshop is offering new copies of The Feather Detective at a 15% discount to book club members. Please email your request to place an order along with your RSVP. \nSeating is LIMITED\, and a reservation is required.\nRSVP by emailing BirdingByBook@gmail.com. \nphoto credit: Simon & Schuster
URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birding-by-book-listening-to-a-continent-sing/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tally Kerr":MAILTO:programs@aikenaudubon.com
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