Front Range
Birding Blog

This is a window to our world of field and backyard birding. Please welcome our bloggers as we explore the many fascinating aspects of wild birds, their habitat, and unique behavior. Our stories will not only come from our local area in Colorado but also include travels all over the country. This blog will include…

Summer in the high country of Colorado means cool and crisp mornings, warm and sunny afternoons, and baby birds galore. Oh, and moose. Our early August Reefs to Rockies trip to North Park provided all those things and a whole lot more. The three-day adventure began just west of Denver on a Friday morning, when…

After the previous sweltering hot days, it was a relief that this past Saturday was cool and overcast, especially since the 2020 Cal-wood fire burned most of the trees along the Lichen Loop. Also, the last time I led this walk the trail was severely encroached upon by thistles and mullein, but I was happy…

This past Saturday was a gorgeous day for a bird walk up at Walker Ranch. Settled in 1865 by James A. Walker, Walker Ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places not just for its historic buildings dating back to that time period, but also for several archeological sites from indigenous peoples, including the…

Saturday was a perfect day for a bird walk: warm and sunny with all the birds singing and trees blooming. Even better was that I was able to introduce people to a place they had never been before! Plaster Reservoir is a hidden gem tucked away in a neighborhood in Broomfield, Colorado. This little lake…

Last Saturday, we had a beautiful morning bird walk at Walden Ponds. The day started off chilly with frost clinging to the trees and ground, but as the sun rose, the chill melted away giving way to a warm early spring day. We were immediately greeted by the rowdy calls of Red-winged Blackbirds who were…

This past Saturday morning was blue-cold, but it was definitely worth getting out for the birds. More water was open at Waneka than during my scouting mission, but there were still few water birds around because of the Bald Eagle sitting on the ice busily plucking an unlucky goose. It wasn’t clear whether the goose…

What better way to get through the winter months in Colorado than by taking a sunny birding walk with friends to share the experience? That’s exactly what we did this past Saturday at Teller Lake Ponds. The Teller Lake Ponds are named after a Colorado senator who once owned a significant amount of farmland in…

On a beautiful, but windy, Sunday morning, we convened at Sandstone Ranch in Longmont. Sandstone Ranch is named for the sandstone cliffs in the area which formed when Colorado was part of an inland sea. The ranch itself was owned by the Coffin family back in the 1860’s. The original house, which still stands, is…

We had to push off our usual second Saturday bird walk by a day due to our first snow storm of the season, but I’m so glad we did! It was a perfect bluebird day with sunny skies and a ton of amazing birds! Lagerman Reservoir is always great for waterfowl and raptors in the…

This past Saturday was October Big Day, the fall counterpart to Global Big Day where people around the world unite to share their love of our avian friends. In celebration of the day, Front Range Birding teamed up with Wild Bear Nature Center for a bird walk around their new nature center site up at…