To promote the enjoyment, conservation and understanding of birds, other wildlife and their habitats through birding, education, advocacy and fellowship.

Newsletter, Vol 4, 3/15/2008

 

April 5 – Hart's Basin and Fruitgrower's Reservoir - Join us on an April 5th field trip to Hart’s Basin near Cedaredge.  We should see shore birds, waterfowl, and sandhill cranes as well as a number of neo-tropical migrants.  We’ll meet at 7:00AM at the CMC’s Lapala campus in Carbondale.  Please let trip leader Linda Vidal birder@sopris.net know if you plan to join us or at 704-9950. Bring lunch and water and clothing for all weather.

 

April 15 - Water for Rivers

For more than a century, water has been diverted from rivers for “consumptive” use on agricultural fields and in homes and industry.  There is, however, a growing awareness of the non-traditional use of water which requires water to remain in the river, termed “non-consumptive” use.  Those working with the non-consumptive use concept are trying to quantify diverse needs, such as establishing minimum stream flows for recreation, fishing and riparian habitat.  In Colorado, efforts to protect non-consumptive uses are currently taking place through the 1177 Basin Roundtable process.  Join Roaring Fork Audubon to hear Carbondale resident Ken Neubecker' take on this vital topic.

May 10– Spring Bird Count – Again we will spread out in the field to census the birds in our area.  We typically find over one hundred species on the spring count.  Contact Dave Clark

May 20 - A Land Out of Time

Mark Harvey will show his film A LAND OUT OF TIME.

June 7 -"In Jack's Footsteps"-Join our leaders, long time Eagle County birders. Anne Esson and Pat Hammon, and friends of Jack Merchant's to bird some of his favorite places looking for raptor nesting sites along Brush Creek Rd. and Hardscrabble Rd. Rugged trail descent of 1 mile. Meet to carpool, we'll need 4 wheel drives at the Eagle Rest Area at 7:45am. Bring water, snacks raingear and good walking shoes.  Contact: Linda Vidal

June 21 - Spring Park Reservoir & Basalt Mountain - On past trips here we have seen Band-tailed Pigeon, Lewis's Woodpecker, Purple Martin, and many other species.  Contact Linda Vidal or Tom McConnell

August 9 - Hart's Basin/Friutgrower's Reservoir on the Grand Mesa - Contact Linda Vidal