BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Aiken Audubon Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Aiken Audubon Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230403T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230403T103000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230323T171758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T210314Z UID:7196-1680510600-1680517800@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Pikeview Reservoir with Cinnamon Bergeron DESCRIPTION:Join Aiken and Cinnamon on Monday\, April 3 at Pikeview Reservoir 830-1030a!\nA trail runs along the river and reservoir\, with some pretty good birding spots! \n– Difficulty: Easy/Moderate. We will be on relatively even terrain and will walk no more than 2 miles.\n– Bring binoculars and dress for the Colorado Springs forecast. Don’t have binoculars? Let Melanie know if you would like to borrow a pair.\n-Directions:  From I-25\, take Garden of the Gods East just one block and turn right on Mark Dabling Blvd and then about a half block turn left into the parking lot just past Aspen Auto Clinic. There is a sign that says Pikeview Reservoir.   Google map:  https://goo.gl/maps/JNYNhzK8pDNoGCt57 \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nYou will be asked to sign a waiver prior to the walk. \nAiken Audubon offers field trips to interested persons as a means to enjoy birds and nature. All participants do so in the spirit of enjoying the outing. \nAs a participant\, I will: \n\nStay with the group.\nNotify the leader (or the driver of the vehicle in which I am riding) of any plans to leave the group.\nMake sure the person who sat next to me in the car is there when we leave the area.\nNot undertake any endeavor that will endanger my health as I know it.\nObserve all applicable rules of conduct\, policy\, regulation and law\, whether on public or private lands.\nAdhere to the ABA Birder’s Code of Ethics.\n\nAiken leaders or trip participants may take pictures which will be posted to our Facebook page or used in outreach materials. Please check next to your name if you are comfortable with your likeness being shared online. \nThe volunteer leaders will try to take reasonable precautions to provide for the safety of the participants. In the event of an accident\, any emergency care is the financial responsibility of the participant. \nI understand that I am primarily responsible for my own well-being\, and hold harmless Aiken Audubon Society and its volunteers from any claim that may arise\, including any contraction of illness\, such as COVID-19. \n  \n  URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/pikeview-reservoir-with-cinnamon-bergeron/ LOCATION:Pikeview Reservoir\, 4401 Mark Dabling Blvd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80907\, United States CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-9.30.43-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Melanie Helton":MAILTO:mhelton016@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230415T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230415T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230306T140853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T140853Z UID:7173-1681549200-1681560000@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Junior Bird Club - offered through El Paso Nature Center DESCRIPTION:Junior Bird Club  \nSaturday\, April 15\, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  \nNature 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… yeah\, this one is 66 million years in the making! Lesson\, craft\, and birding walk included. Prepaid registration required. $10 per meeting.  \nhttps://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/ URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/junior-bird-club-offered-through-el-paso-nature-center/ LOCATION:Fountain Creek Nature Center\, 320 Pepper Grass Lane\, Fountain\, 80817 CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-19-at-4.27.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230416T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230416T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230221T201943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230415T163429Z UID:7158-1681632000-1681650000@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Birds & Brews with Jessica Miller Austin Bluffs Open Space DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 16 \nAustin Bluffs Open Space (8am) followed by Lost Friend Brewing Company (12pm)\n\n– Please RSVP to Jessica Miller if you’d like to join. Jessica Miller \n\n– 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 pine oak forests. Our turnaround point will be the Pulpit Rock overlook! Afterwards we’ll pop over to Lost Friend Brewing for a couple well-earned beers. There is typically a food truck on site.\n– Difficulty: Moderate. We will hike 4 miles over 4 hours over uneven trails. Depending on weather conditions leading upto the trip\, trails could be snowy or muddy.\n– Bring binoculars and dress for the Colorado Springs forecast. You might like to bring a snack and water. Don’t have binoculars? Let Jessica know you would like to borrow a pair.\n– No public restroom on site\n– We will meet on the east side at the intersection of Rockhurst Blvd. and University Park Blvd\, 38.909919\, -104.789987.  Park along Rockhurst Blvd and meet at the traffic circle.\nClick here for map\n\n\nPlease RSVP to Jessica Miller if you’d like to join. Jessica Miller \nYou will be asked to sign a waiver prior to the walk.\n\nAiken Audubon offers field trips to interested persons as a means to enjoy birds and nature. All participants do so in the spirit of enjoying the outing. \nAs a participant\, I will: \n\nStay with the group.\nNotify the leader (or the driver of the vehicle in which I am riding) of any plans to leave the group.\nMake sure the person who sat next to me in the car is there when we leave the area.\nNot undertake any endeavor that will endanger my health as I know it.\nObserve all applicable rules of conduct\, policy\, regulation and law\, whether on public or private lands.\nAdhere to the ABA Birder’s Code of Ethics.\n\nThe volunteer leaders will try to take reasonable precautions to provide for the safety of the participants. In the event of an accident\, any emergency care is the financial responsibility of the participant. \nI understand that I am primarily responsible for my own well-being\, and hold harmless Aiken Audubon Society and its volunteers from any claim that may arise\, including any contraction of illness\, such as COVID-19. URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birds-brews-with-jessica-miller-austin-bluffs-open-space/ LOCATION:Rockhurst Blvd. and University Park Blvd\, 38.909919\, -104.789987. CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.17.35-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230419T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230419T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230305T221454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T130938Z UID:7166-1681889400-1681912800@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Chico Basin with Kara Laszczyk DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nAttendance will be limited to the first 15 people to register – email mhelton016@gmail.com with your interest.  Entrance to the ranch is $10 per person.  We will be carpooling from Target.  If you are interested in driving\, please let me know when registering\, along with how many people you can include in your vehicle. \nChico Basin Ranch is a family-managed cattle ranch owned by the Colorado Land Board and operating on the high prairie of eastern Colorado. They use age-old ranching practices\, progressive grazing management\, and innovative business strategies to maintain healthy lands and a profitable\, rewarding livelihood. \nThe ranch is a major flyway for migratory birds\, due to abundant springs\, lakes\, and other bird habitat\, and is well known as one of the prime birding locations in the state. Over 330 species of birds—some rarely seen in Colorado—have been sighted on the ranch. \nThe ranch operates a bird banding station during the spring and fall in partnership with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. In addition\, school groups\, birding groups\, and other educational programs are hosted throughout the year. \n\n\nDifficulty: Easy to moderate. We will hike 2 miles and drive in-between. Depending on weather conditions leading up to the trip\, trails could be snowy or muddy.\n– Bring binoculars\, camera and/or spotting scope and dress for the Colorado Springs forecast. If you would like to borrow binoculars\, please let me know in advance.\n– There is a porta potty by the banding station and another by their headquarters.\n\n\nYou will be asked to sign a waiver prior to our trip. URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/chico-basin-with-cinnamon-bergeron/ LOCATION:Chico Basin Ranch\, 22500 S Peyton Hwy\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80928\, United States CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-05-at-3.08.25-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Melanie Helton":MAILTO:mhelton016@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230419T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230407T020402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230415T183754Z UID:7217-1681929000-1681936200@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Aiken Monthly Meeting April 2023 | The Amazing Sounds of Birds DESCRIPTION:What 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 recording birds in the field. This will be an in-person meeting (and broadcast on Zoom) held at the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Office at 4255 Sinton Road 80907. The classroom entrance is on the back of the building – the main door will be locked. \nNathan authored the “Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America” and is a professor at the University of Colorado – Boulder. \nJoin us this month in person or online via Zoom. \nSnacks & Bird Talk (meet & mingle) 6:30pm\nMeeting announcements 7:00pm\nProgram Presentation 7:15pm \n\nClick to join meeting (passcode may be required if joining on your phone) \nMeeting ID: 871 1317 5352\nPasscode: 823309 URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/aiken-monthly-meeting-april-2023-the-amazing-sounds-of-birds/ LOCATION:Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office\, 4255 Sinton Rd\, Colorado Springs\, 80907 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Pieplow.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Tally Kerr":MAILTO:programs@aikenaudubon.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230426T125205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T125205Z UID:7292-1682596800-1682600400@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Join Audubon Rockies Thursday\, April 27 DESCRIPTION: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 and register for free here. You can also view the trailer here. URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/join-audubon-rockies-thursday-april-27/ CATEGORIES:SPECIAL EVENT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-6.50.31-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230427T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230427T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230317T014159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T015457Z UID:7191-1682618400-1682618400@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Birding 101: Bear Creek Nature Center DESCRIPTION:Join 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 still be plenty to learn. But if you missed our fall course\, don’t fret\, all the information we will be presenting is relevant to those just getting started birding. This event is offered through Bear Creek Nature Center and El Paso County Parks and registration is To register\, click here (activity #101000-72). The registration fee is $10 and supports El Paso County Parks. You will need to create an account with El Paso County Park’s website to register if you do not already have an account. We hope you’ll join us! \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/birding-101-bear-creek-nature-center/ LOCATION:Bear Creek Nature Center\, 245 Bear Creek Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80906 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Citizen-Science-with-credit-1-scaled-e1646872578193.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clark Jones":MAILTO:jones.clark.d@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230430T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230430T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T013136 CREATED:20230415T172621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230415T173050Z UID:7234-1682861400-1682870400@www.aikenaudubon.com SUMMARY:Afternoon Birding at Kettle Lakes DESCRIPTION:Not 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 the lakes\, as well as migrant and resident songbirds in the surrounding trees and brush. Plan on a leisurely 2-3 mile walk on easy terrain (roads and groomed trails). Please RSVP below – group size will be limited to 12 people. More details\, including meeting location\, will be sent out just prior to the trip. \nPhoto: Patricia Henschen URL:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/event/afternoon-birding-at-kettle-lakes/ LOCATION:Kettle Lakes\, Airfield Dr\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80920 CATEGORIES:FIELD TRIPS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.aikenaudubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kettle-Lakes-Patricia-Henschen.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Anna Joy Lehmicke":MAILTO:alehmicke@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR