Colorado

A Neighbor Dispute Gone Right

You know the old phrase: Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over. Over the two years that I’ve now been in the San...

The Magic of our Environmental Learning Center

Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and kids are learning! The Environmental Learning Center (ELC) at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies has become a place...

Mindful Birding

Mindful birding is a powerful practice that combines the joys of birdwatching with the benefits of mindfulness. Exposure to nature is linked to a host...

Unmasking the Long-distance Migration of Flammulated Owls

By my students’ calculations, we had spent over 50 hours trying to capture this particular Flammulated Owl, dating back two summers. Make no mistake—there have...

Christmas Bird Count at Barr Lake

Once a year each winter, dozens of volunteers congregate at Barr Lake State Park to dedicate their day to a singular purpose: tally every bird...

Rare Bird Alert! A Story of the Yellow Rail Detection in Colorado

Being a birder means a lot of different things to many different people. Some birders go out every week to count and list as many...

Birding in the Hand: Song Sparrows vs Lincoln’s Sparrows

My name is Emily Munch and I was the first ever Banding Trainee for Bird Conservancy of the Rockies at the Barr Lake banding station...

The Bird Camp Culture: From a Camper’s Perspective

Summer camp experiences are needed now more then ever. What is it about summer camps that keep children coming back? Is it the birds? Making...

X Marks the Spot!

With over 70% of landownership in the Great Plains and Intermountain West being privately owned, landowners are one of the keys to conservation of wildlife...

Winter Wanderers

Effective conservation requires understanding when and where species face limiting factors. For nomadic birds collecting this data can be extremely challenging. Bird Conservancy is testing...

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Brighton, CO 80603
(303) 659-4348

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4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Fort Collins, CO 80521
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Bird Conservancy’s headquarters are located at the Old Stone House Environmental Learning Center at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton, Colorado, approximately 15 miles northeast of Denver. The office is typically open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The park is an important stopover for birds migrating along North America’s Central Flyway and a favorite spot for birders. Bird Conservancy guests will need a Colorado State Parks pass or guest pass to park at the Old Stone House. Guest passes are available in our office.

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