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…

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…

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 more. The three-day adventure began just west of Denver on a Friday morning, when guides Chip Clouse…

Hudson Gardens Walk – Saturday, July 27, 2024 Led by Patti Galli I know I say this every time! But we get the most wonderful beginner birders. Eager to learn and participate. And this time was no exception, we also had two very young birders joining us and spotted a couple great birds! It started…

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Littleton Walk Led by David Suddjian Hi Everyone, Thank you for joining today’s walk at Deer Creek Canyon Park. Several of you were new to this popular park, and it was fun to give you a bit of an introduction to it. I’ve shared our eBird checklist. If you do not…

Participants had to brave the heat for this month’s bird walk at Meyers Gulch, but were rewarded with a host of montane birds at this beautiful location on the west side of Flagstaff Mountain in the Walker Ranch area. The trail begins by passing through Ponderosa Pine savannah (open grasslands with scattered trees), then passes…