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Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Information:
Fall 2024 Bird Banding Highlights
Barr Lake Banding Station
Total Species: 59
Total Individuals: 751
Our Barr Lake banding station is located at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton, Colorado. The station will be open to the public August 22 through October 23, six days a week (closed Mondays). Weekday programs available from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., and weekend programs are available from 8-9 a.m., 9-10 a.m., and 10-11 a.m.
Click here to learn more about our bird banding efforts, explore this seasons bird banding data and register to visit the banding stations to see science in action!
Pineridge Banding Station
Total Species: 31
Total Individuals: 238
The Pineridge Banding Station is located at the North end of Dixon Reservoir within Pineridge Natural Area in Fort Collins, CO. Open August 27 through Sep 28, open Tuesday through Saturday. One hour programs are available Tuesday – Friday from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and Saturdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. (closed Sundays & Mondays).
Click here to learn more about our bird banding efforts, explore this seasons bird banding data and register to visit the banding stations to see science in action!
BLOGGING FOR BIRDS
Monitoring a Cryptic Species, the Black Swift
As I stumble out of my tent at 4 a.m. my eyes squint to a blanket of stars in the dark sky above me. My red headlamp light illuminates my tent as I gather my gear, and get ready for my ascent to Columbine falls in Rocky Mountain National Park, a mere 2.6 miles and 1,475 ft gain in elevation to the falls along the Longs Peak trail. This trail is popular among hikers that attempt to summit Longs Peak.
Summer Fieldwork Internship Experience
This summer, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies partnered with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program to host two undergraduate students from Colorado State University as interns through the Siegele Internship Program. This internship program creates paid opportunities for early career professionals to get hands-on experience with biologists to gain field skills, explore their interests, and assist with conservation and monitoring programs across a variety of environmental applications.
Combining Standardized Count Data with Community Science to Monitor Bird Populations
Bird populations have been declining for decades, with three billion birds lost over the last 50 years. Understanding the drivers of these loses is a monumental task because most bird species have ranges that span large expanses across a mosaic of land uses.
Tracking the Prairie Ghost
The arid, shortgrass prairie and farm fields of the panhandle of Western Nebraska are the last place you might think to look for a shorebird. But this is exactly the place that Thane Dinsdale found himself on May 12, 2024 near Kimball, Nebraska searching for the elusive Mountain Plover also referred to as the prairie ghost.
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