Birdwatching in Colorado

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		C	Goulart	Aurora	Weekend	American English
		I bird the front range and the prairies of Colorado. Always looking forward to birding with others!
		K	Smock	Buena Vista	Anytime	English, bit of Spanish
		I also live part time in Lyons county in summer and and Cape Coral, Fl in winter, where I belong to the Calusa Birding Club.
		V	Gersh	Durango	Anytime	English
				Area: Durango is near the intersection of the New Mexican Desert, Colorado Plateau and the Rocky Mountains. Hotspots: The Animas River, higher elevations around Durango and Pastorious Lake. Area Birds: Mountain Chickadees, Dusky Grouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, American Dippers, Broadtailed Hummers.	Interests: Nature: Bird watching and photography.
		L	Wehrwein	Fountain	Weekend	English
		G	Weston	Georgetown	Anytime	English
		L	Andes-Georges	Longmont	Anytime	French, English
		While not a master birder, I'm competent in the Rocky Mountains, and can find out easily whatever may be helpful. Not always available (traveling!). One hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, and Indian Peaks Wilderness. One hour away from great plains/grassland areas. Note that many high altitudes not easily accessible Nov to May.
		C	Starace	Niwot	Anytime	English
		I am a senior birder who has spent many years both leading walks for Audubon Chapters and other organizations both here in Colorado and on eastern Long Island New York. I have birded some Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Central America and South America. My open days are mainly Monday through Fridays.		Area: I live on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. My town of Niwot is just a few miles from the foothills. The cities of Boulder and Longmont are just minutes away. The places I bird daily are all within a thirty minute drive. Area Birds: Lazuli Bunting, Bullocks Oriole, Western Tanager, Canyon Wren, Stellers Jay, Bl.	Interests: My interests other than birding are Jazz, Jazz, and more Jazz Music, especially 50's and 60's, World Music,19th and 20th Century Art, both American and European, Occasionally watching Surfing videos, I was an active surfer for 20 years in the 60's and 70's], reading Archaeology, particularly of the America's and Paleontology, and the Weather and weather events.
		L	Cunningham	Palisade	Anytime	English
		R	Magill	Palisade	Weekend	English
		I am a certified wildlife biologist in western Colorado. I live at the eastern edge of the Colorado Plateau which is dominated by open juniper with sagebrush, canyons.
		B	Macurda	Southwest Colorado (Summer only)	Anytime	English
		I am a geologist by trade. My wife and I have birded on 7 continents. My life list is over 2000. We live in Spring near Houston from Oct.-April. I am often absent consulting. In the summer we live in SW Colorado from May-September and my availability is much better.
		D	Edmonds	Westminster CO and Patagonia, AZ	Anytime	English
		I am sometimes available to go into the field with birders, but am open to requests and will accommodate whenever possible. I am more familiar with birding spots in Colorado, including Southern/Southeastern areas.		Area: I live part of the year in Westminster (North Denver suburb), Colorado, and part in Patagonia, Arizona. Area Birds:	Interests: Nature: birdwatching
Inactive		J	Jones	Woodland Park	Weekend	English
		I can show visiting birders around my county, if interested. Teller County. The places are Manitou Lake, Trout Creek riparian corridor, and Manitou Experimental Forest which includes breeding Flammulated Owls in May/June.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Name	Company	Area	Available	Language
		David Rudin	Have Binoculars Will Travel	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Anytime	English
		Hello, I have exclusive access to the 200 acre historic Venetucci Farm, an ebird hotspot. I have been leading guided birding hikes here and at other locations for the last 10 years. I enjoy "immersion" birding, that is getting out in nature and walking.		Area: Venetucci Farm, Bear Creek Park Area Birds: Orchard and Bullock's Oriole, Blue Grosbeak + varied migratory birds	Interests: Birdwatching
		Nick Komar	CDC, Quetzal Tours	Fort Collins	Anytime	English
		Fort Collins is at an ecological crossroads of mountains and plains, West and East, North and South, making birding here very productive. We have many artificial reservoirs that attract gulls, shorebirds and waterfowl as well.		Area: Larimer County, Weld County, Pawnee National Grassland, Rocky Mountain National Area Birds:	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, audio recording
		Carl Bendorf	Colorado Birding Adventures	Longmont, Colorado	Anytime	English
		We offer individual and small-group birding tours in the northern Colorado Front Range including Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder, Ft. Collins areas and the Pawnee National Grasslands. Select from one of our standard destinations or create your own customized adventure. Let us be your guide!		Area: Rocky Mountain National Park, Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado Front Range Area Birds: White-tailed Ptarmigan, Mountain Plover, Brown-capped Rosy Finch and more	Interests: Visit our website: coloradobirdingadventures.com
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Colorado
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Colorado Field Ornithologists			Club
		Colorado Birding Society			Club
		Audubon Colorado Society			Club
		Audubon Society of Greater Denver			Club
		Aiken Audubon Society			Club
		Arkansas Valley Audubon Society			Club
		Black Canyon Audubon Society			Club
		Boulder County Audubon Society			Club
		Durango Bird Club			Club
		Evergreen Naturalists Audubon Society			Club
		Fort Collins Audubon Society			Club
		Grand Valley Audubon Society			Club
		Platte & Prairie Audubon Society			Club
		Roaring Fork Audubon Society			Club
		Platte & Prairie Audubon Society			Club
		The Gunnison Grouse(formally know as the Gunnison Sage-grouse)			Sites
		Colorado County Birding			Sites
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites