All of our previous meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel
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Pikeview Reservoir with Cinnamon Bergeron
Pikeview Reservoir 4401 Mark Dabling Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Aiken and Cinnamon on Monday, April 3 at Pikeview Reservoir 830-1030a! A trail runs along the river and reservoir, with some pretty good birding spots! - Difficulty: Easy/Moderate. We will be on relatively even terrain and will walk no more than 2 miles. - Bring binoculars and dress for the Colorado Springs forecast. Don't
Junior Bird Club – offered through El Paso Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainJunior Bird Club Saturday, April 15, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Nature 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
Birds & Brews with Jessica Miller Austin Bluffs Open Space
Rockhurst Blvd. and University Park Blvd, 38.909919, -104.789987.Sunday, April 16 Austin Bluffs Open Space (8am) followed by Lost Friend Brewing Company (12pm) - Please RSVP to Jessica Miller if you'd like to join. Jessica Miller <jessicaisbirding@gmail.com> - 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
Chico Basin with Kara Laszczyk
Chico Basin Ranch 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin 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. Attendance will be limited to the first 15 people to register
Aiken Monthly Meeting April 2023 | The Amazing Sounds of Birds
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado SpringsWhat 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
Join Audubon Rockies Thursday, April 27
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
Birding 101: Bear Creek Nature Center
Bear Creek Nature Center 245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, COJoin 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
Afternoon Birding at Kettle Lakes
Kettle Lakes Airfield Dr, Colorado Springs, CONot 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
Chico Basin Ranch with John Drummond
Chico Basin Ranch 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Aiken & John Drummond for a bird trip to Chico Basin on Wednesday, May 3rd. We will meet at Tejon Park & Ride (S Tejon St & Ronald Reagan H, Colorado Springs 80905) at 730a, carpool and then will return to Tejon around 2p. If you'll be traveling from Pueblo, we will make arrangements
Spring Bird Count offered through El Paso Nature Centers – Fountain Creek
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainSpring Bird Count Saturday, May 13, 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Beginning to advanced birders count and record the numbers of bird species and populations found in Fountain Creek Regional Park during the height of spring migration. $5 donation recommended to support our bird feeders. Online registration available through: https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/
Hummingbird Festival
Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center 2120 S. Cheyenne Cañon Rd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesAttend this year's Hummingbird Festival at the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center on May 13th from 10am to 3pm. There will be a variety of fun and educational presentations for people of all ages. Visit vendors for hummingbird-friendly plants and hummingbird feeders, observe hummingbirds in the Chris Byers Memorial Hummingbird Garden and on the trails!
Active Adults: Sunset Bird Photography Workshop – Available through El Paso Nature Centers
Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, FountainActive Adults: Sunset Bird Photography Workshop Saturday, May 13, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Spring is a wonderful time to view birds, and the wetlands and woodlands at Fountain Creek Nature Center provide a perfect place for them to flock to. Join award-winning photographer, Mike Pach, as he helps you capture photos of spring migrants
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