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19th Annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival kicks off next week

19th Annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival kicks off next week

Experienced birders and newbies alike are welcome to register for tours and other celebratory events

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Nonprofit based at Barr Lake lost $1.4M budgeted to support cooperative research with federal agencies, and to match state and…

October 26, 2025

During migration season, turn off your lights to help birds fly safe

During migration season, turn off your lights to help birds fly safe

‘We know that every year about 600 million birds die by running into anthropogenic structures’

Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado

Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado

FILE – Chickens stand in their cages at a farm, in Iowa, Nov. 16, 2009. Four more people, all Colorado…

17th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival to take place in May

17th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival to take place in May

festival brings birders from all over the country

January 30, 2024

2022 Cortez Christmas Bird Count breaks records

2022 Cortez Christmas Bird Count breaks records

Volunteers spotted 87 bird species and nearly 15,000 individual birds

Bird nerd alert: Rare yellow feathered cutie spotted in San Luis Valley

Bird nerd alert: Rare yellow feathered cutie spotted in San Luis Valley

documented case of a yellow rail in Colorado was in 1906

Who let the birds out?

Who let the birds out?

Zoo lets birds back outside as avian flu cases drop statewide

Cortez Christmas Bird Count returns to open invitation

Cortez Christmas Bird Count returns to open invitation

Citizen science event counts different species in 15 locations in Montezuma County

December 24, 2021

Bird count reveals possible increase in population despite last year’s die-off

Bird count reveals possible increase in population despite last year’s die-off

Several factors play role in annual tally, including weather conditions and number of observers

January 28, 2021

Pair of bald eagles buck migration trend, calling Durango home

Pair of bald eagles buck migration trend, calling Durango home

birds in Animas Valley believed to be lifetime mates

January 24, 2021

Cortez Christmas Bird Count posts record numbers

Cortez Christmas Bird Count posts record numbers

new species documented in the area

January 5, 2021

Annual Durango bird count tallies record number of species

Annual Durango bird count tallies record number of species

volunteers likely led to high numbers

December 28, 2020

Cortez Christmas bird count flies ahead in modified form

Cortez Christmas bird count flies ahead in modified form

Open-invitation tours canceled because of pandemic

December 23, 2020

How did a warm fall and early winter impact the natural world?

How did a warm fall and early winter impact the natural world?

Weather affects animal behavior, river levels, bird migrations, plant life

December 18, 2020

Empire Electric solar project draws flak from Totten neighbors

Empire Electric solar project draws flak from Totten neighbors

Proposed array near Totten Lake is close to nesting eagles

Lake Nighthorse changing the game for annual bird count

Lake Nighthorse changing the game for annual bird count

body of water affects birds’ behavior

January 6, 2020

Cortez Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 28

Cortez Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 28

Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 28

December 13, 2019

Gunnison sage grouse struggle in Southwest Colorado

Gunnison sage grouse struggle in Southwest Colorado

Threatened species missing from Dove Creek population

November 7, 2019

Birding festival features tours, lectures

Birding festival features tours, lectures

takes place May 8-12 in Montezuma County

Sandhill cranes return to San Luis Valley

Sandhill cranes return to San Luis Valley

migration includes a festival in Monte Vista

Oxbow bird study raises questions about effect of 416 Fire smoke

Oxbow bird study raises questions about effect of 416 Fire smoke

Wildlife officials advocate additional years of counting fowl

February 26, 2019

Annual count finds fewer birds, but reasons why still up in the air

Annual count finds fewer birds, but reasons why still up in the air

Drought, 416 Fire looked at as possible explanations

January 31, 2019

Annual Cortez Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 29

Annual Cortez Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 29

survey adds to Audubon Society’s database

December 14, 2018