Join Aiken and Cinnamon Bergeron and Joyce Michael on September 6th, 8-10a at Sondermann Park. Sondermann Park is a 97-acre natural park where you can find many species in the large trees and along the creek.  Easy walk across flat terrain with small hills. Parking is tight, so you may want to carpool or park

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Join Aiken and Mary Rudolph on September 12th at 830a!  Plan to meet at Rock Ledge Ranch (3105 Gateway Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80904), by the Welcome Hut at 830a. Bring your binoculars and dress for the forecast!  If you would like to borrow a set of binoculars, please send an email to mhelton016@gmail.com to

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Chico Basin Ranch 9/16/2024      6:00 AM - 2:00 PM Leader: Jessica Miller   jessicaisbirding@gmail.com or 706-288-8112 Trip Difficulty: Moderate Directions See trip description for meeting instructions This trip is limited to the first 12 registrations. Habitats to bird: Agricultural, Grassland, Wetland Venture out to El Paso County’s #1 eBird hotspot, Chico Basin Ranch. We will explore the three

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Rock Ledge Ranch Weekday Birding: Thursday, September 19, 8:00 a.m. Located adjacent to Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Rock Ledge Ranch can be a surprisingly good location for observing migrant songbirds during spring and fall migrations. Today we’ll spend a few hours slowly working around the grounds checking the wooded areas, as

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Sunday, September 22 Manitou Lake (9am)  followed by BierWerks (12pm) Manitou 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, especially during migration! On our way home we'll stop by BierWerks Brewery in Woodland Park to enjoy

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Chico Basin Ranch 9/23/2024      6:00 AM - 2:00 PM Leader: Jessica Miller   jessicaisbirding@gmail.com or 706-288-8112 Trip Difficulty: Moderate Directions See trip description for meeting instructions This trip is limited to the first 12 registrations. Habitats to bird: Agricultural, Grassland, Wetland Venture out to El Paso County’s #1 eBird hotspot, Chico Basin Ranch. We will explore the three

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Clear Spring Ranch Weekday Birding: Thursday, September 26, 8:30 a.m. Join us for a late September morning exploring this county-managed, 970-acre park along Fountain Creek for both migrant and early wintering birds. In addition to the riparian forest, the park hosts extensive grasslands, where sparrows, raptors, and other species can be found. Total walking distance

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Join Aiken and David Tonnessen at Big Johnson Reservoir & Bluestem Prairie Open Space (Sep 28)  for a lovely morning enjoying bird migration and whatever bugs and plants catch our interest at this iconic prairie open space. We'll meet at the dirt parking lot at 6:45 am to scope the reservoir and watch waterbirds and

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  Join Aiken and Diane Luck on October 12th for a visit to Lake George! The ducks should have arrived by then and there are usually eagles around, too! Meet at the Walmart in Woodland Park to carpool at 8am.  We'll gather in the northwest corner of the parking lot to leave at 8a. Limit:

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Sunday, October 13 Quail Lake (10am)  followed by Urban Animal (12pm) Quail Lake is a 22 acre reservoir on the southwest side of town used primarily for recreation like fishing and paddle boarding, but anywhere with this much water should be birded. We’ll look for a variety of migrants. We may peruse some social trails

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Lake Pueblo State Park: Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am – 3:00 p.m. Join us for this Aiken Audubon fall outing to Lake Pueblo State Park. Waterbirds will certainly be a major focus – we’ll scan for loons, ducks, grebes, gulls and more from the lake’s best vantage points – but we’ll also be alert for

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