Everyone is Welcome!
You need not be a member. For most trips, bring your binoculars, field guides, water, snacks and a lunch. Also be sure to dress for changing weather. Please contact the trip leader (s) at least three days in advance if you would like to participate in an RFAS field trip. Contact the trip leader on bad weather days for cancellations. Please leave your dog at home, birding locations are not suitable for dogs. If you have questions regarding a trip of need additional information, or would like to lead a field trip/hike, please contact one of the field trip committee.
Please be prepared to drive for field trips - we always carpool. Have your gear ready and car filled with gas. Please don't make others wait.
Upcoming Field Trips
May 13 - 16 - Ute Mountain Birding Festival / Cortez, Colorado - Spring migrants and early nesters attract birdwatchers from across the nation to the Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival. Located in the Archaeological Center of America, many of the birding field trips visit spectacular archaeological areas such as Mesa Verde National Park and the Ute Tribal Park. A sample of other possible species include Lucy's Warbler, Black Phoebe, Wild Turkey, Western Tanager, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Roadrunner, Clark's Nutcracker, Green-tailed and Spotted Towhee, and many more. Previous festival checklists have totaled over 100 birds sighted. This will be a long week-end trip. Look for additional details in upcoming newsletters. Contact Linda Vidal
May 22 - Annual Spring Bird Count
Jun 26 - Four Mile Park - Doing Breeding Bird Atlas work in 2009 we found two Purple Martin colonies in Four-mile Park. Aspen forest in Four-mile Park supports sapsuckers, pewees, wren, and several species of flycatcher. We will also visit Sunlight Peak and look for birds in the spruce-fir forest. Contact Tom McConnell
Jun 26 - Pizza and Owling - Following the Four-Mile Park Field Trip, Details TBA Contact Linda Vidal
Jul 17 - Richmond Hill-Taylor Pass and Express Creek - Join RFAS for an “Up-valley” birding trip. We will travel up the face of Aspen Mt., proceed south along the ridge and down the Express Creek Drainage. This will be an all day trip and although we’ll car pool we will need drivers with high clearance vehicles. This will be a chance to see high elevation birds, Pine Grosbeaks, Cassin’s Finches, Western Tanagers, Pine Siskins and I saw a Golden-crowned Kinglet this year. This should be a great trip to areas that many people haven’t birded before. Contact Linda Vidal
Aug 21 - Independence Pass Flowers / Birds