Weminuche Audubon Society

Winter Birds 101
2022-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The second of 3 bird identification classes in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count and presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will cover songbirds. Learn to differentiate those tricky little brown birds.
We always have a fun time at these classes. Come early to sign up for the count and share a treat. Classes will start promptly at 6. We hope to see you in person, but if you can’t make it, you can join us on Zoom using the link posted here.
If winter weather with hazardous driving conditions cancel our meeting at the church, a notice will be posted here and we will meet remotely only.
Topic: Winter Birds 101 – Session 2 (Songbirds +) for CBC
Time: Dec 7, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Winter Birds 101
2022-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The first of 3 bird identification classes presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count. The first class will cover waterfowl, in time to go out and practice your skills on local lakes before they freeze over. The amount of open water on count day always makes a big difference in bird numbers.
We always have a fun time at these classes. Classes will start promptly at 6. Come early to sign up for the count and share a treat. Hope to see you in person, but if you can’t make it,use the following Zoom link to join us remotely.
Topic: WAS Meeting – Winter Birds 101 for the CBC – Session 1 (Waterfowl)
Time: Nov 30, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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October Chapter Meeting
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
We invite you to join Weminuche Audubon members on Wednesday, October 19, when we gather to share our photos and tales of outdoor adventures in the last year. In the past we have been awed by member photos of birds and other wildlife seen near and far. We know that some of us have taken long-awaited trips to other areas and we look forward to sharing the highlights of these experiences. You don’t have to be a photographer to join in the fun, stories are just as welcome.
If you have photos to share, please choose around 10 to show. If you are joining us in person, bring a flash drive and we will show them on the screen and you can narrate. Alternatively, you may email photos to weminuche.audubon@gmail.com and we will transfer them to a flash drive and show them for you. Please send your photos no later than Monday, October 17, to allow time for us to compile them.
Also at this meeting, Keith Bruno will give an introduction to Audubon’s newly released Bird Migration Explorer. This exciting new tool will allow you to track the migration challenges of individual bird species. A description of this tool is also available in the Fall Audubon magazine.
We will meet at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis St. Join us to socialize at 6:00 PM before the meeting starts at 6:30. Audubon meetings are open to the public and anyone with an interest is welcome to attend. In appreciation for our meeting space, a donation of non-perishable food for the church food bank is requested. For those unable to attend in person, use the following Zoom link to join the meeting.
Topic: WAS Chapter Meeting
Time: Oct 19, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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September Chapter Meeting
2022-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
We invite you to join us at our monthly chapter meeting where John Porco will talk about the historic railroad grade that links 2 trains, 2 cities and 2 states. Porco serves as Executive Director of the Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway (TABB). He is also an active Weminuche Audubon member and a 20 year volunteer with the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, which has given him an intense interest in the history of the railroad and the region served.
The bi-state TABB travels 128 miles from Chama, New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. The Byway traces the historic right of way of the abandoned narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, which was instrumental in the development of the region. The Byway celebrates other tracks as well – the tracks of the wildlife that inhabit the area, of Native American trails, of Spanish missionaries in the 1600s, of oxen on the Old Spanish Trail in the 1800s, and of the wagons of pioneers, along with modern highways. TABB is one of 26 designated Byways in Colorado with an equal number in New Mexico, and was approved by the two states in 2016. Drive this local backcountry Byway to step back in time and see the little-changed western landscape and learn about the deep, rich history of this part of the old American west.
We will meet at the United Community Methodist Church on Lewis St. Join us to socialize at 6:00 PM before the meeting starts at 6:30. Audubon meetings are open to the public. In appreciation for our meeting space, a donation of non-perishable food for the church food bank is requested. For those unable to attend in person, use the following link to join us on Zoom.
Topic: WAS Chapter Meeting
Time: Sep 21, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Birding at Chimney Rock National Monument
2022-09-17 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-08-20 07:30 - 09:30 | Chimney Rock National Monument, 3179 CO 151, Chimney Rock, CO, 81121
Join us for a fun and casual 2-hour bird-walk led by a knowledgeable birding guide from the Weminuche Audubon Society. These outings are designed to introduce you to the diverse community of birds that spend their summer at Chimney Rock National Monument. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Your guide will help you identify various species and explain the unique adaptations that allow these birds to survive here.
Participants will be walking slowly on uneven terrain in the lower area of CRNM (no archaeological sites are included on this tour). Good walking shoes are advised, along with plenty of water and sun protection. Bring binoculars if you have them. Not recommended for young children.
Guests must enter through the Hwy 151 entry gate during the check-in period stated below; the gate will be locked at the end of that time. This is a Chimney Rock event and a fee is charged. Visit http://chimneyrockco.org to place a reservation.

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-08 08:30 - 15:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
Day 3 of the training will focus on learning the lessons. At the end of the training, you will be set to develop your unique teaching methods to convey the lesson materials

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-07 08:30 - 15:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
Day 2 will be an orientation to the site and trails at the beautiful Hershey Fourmile Ranch. Hands on learning of the lessons and protocols will be the focus of training days at the ranch.

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Ross Aragon Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
The first day will be a half day orientation to the program with introductions and the distribution of training manuals. New and returning volunteers are invited to attend. For further information contact mailto:kbruno@audubon.org

Fourmile Ranch trail prep
2022-08-30 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-29 08:00 - 14:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
Join us in work to get the area ready for our fall education programs with elementary school children. We will be clearing trails, installing signs, cleaning the gear cabin and inventorying supplies. Help in any area is appreciated. Please feel free to come during any period we are there. Contact kbruno@audubon.org for information.

August birdwalk
2022-08-27 08:00 - 10:00
Join us to explore the bird life of the lower part of the East Fork Rd (#667). This Forest Service Rd. is located around 10 miles north of town off Hwy 160, a right hand turn immediately after crossing the bridge over the San Juan River. We will meet in the large parking area about 1/2 mile from the highway, where the road is gated in the winter.

Pagosa Wetlands Partners Meeting
2022-08-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
All are invited to a meeting of this advocacy group focused on protection of the resources of the wetlands along the Riverwalk in town. With the departure of the strong leadership provided by Randy and Deb McCormick, this will be an opportunity to insure that we don’t loose the momentum that the group has displayed.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss our water monitoring efforts in the wetlands and find out what we have learned to date in our work to compile baseline readings.

August Chapter Meeting
2022-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The August meeting of the Weminuche Audubon Society will take place on Wednesday, August 17 at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis St. We will meet at 6:00 PM to set up and socialize and the meeting will begin at 6:30.
The San Juan River and the conservation wetlands along the riverwalk are community treasures. Take a tour with the naturalist guides of Pagosa Wetland Partners to explore the life and geology along the popular Riverwalk pathway in town. (See the Preview Calendar in the Pagosa Sun for times and meeting place.) How can we achieve a balance between protecting these valuable resources and development as the community continues to grow? We invite you to join us in the discussion as we attempt to find an answer to that question.
This month we will explore a part of Pagosa Springs past with Jim Miller. Miller came to Pagosa in 1998 to work as the parks maintenance supervisor for the town of Pagosa Springs. He describes his job then as being the “parks guy”, keeping the bathrooms clean and picking up trash. But Pagosa was growing and during his tenure as Parks Superintendent a lot of changes were happening in town. A new community center and town hall were built, the riverwalk was extended along the wetlands and foot bridges that connected the 2 sides of the river were put in place. New parks were added in the town. Miller will share some of his experiences from that period.
Audubon events are open to the public and we invite you to join us. In appreciation for our meeting place, we welcome donations of non-perishable food for the church food bank.
For those unable to attend in person, here’s the Zoom link;
Topic: WAS Monthly Chapter Meeting
Time: Aug 17, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Plant Walk - Medicinal Plants of the Subalpine Forest
2022-08-13 09:30 - 11:30
Join Lake McCullough for a fun and educational ramble through the forest, as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge! Offered in partnership with Audubon Rockies and the Weminuche Audubon Society.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at each location. The first tour will begin at 9:30 and run until 11:15. The second tour will begin at 11:30 and go until 1:15. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk. Walks are about 1.5 miles roundtrip. Please be prepared for rugged trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
First Tour: 9:30 to 11:15
Second Tour: 11:30 to 1:15
Late summer roots and herbs in the high country! Meet at the Falls Creek Road pullout along Highway 160. To get to Falls Creek Road, (Forest Service Road 39) take Highway 160 east of town for 19 miles, going up Wolf Creek Pass. Look on the right for a small brown Forest Service sign reading Junction RD 39. Parking is in a wide lot at the top of the road.
Call Lake at 970-398-0923 or see her at Earthsense Herbals at 114 Pagosa St. to sign up. These popular walks book up fast.

July Chapter Meeting
2022-07-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Audubon members are curious observers of our natural world. The same habitats that attract birds provide ample opportunities to observe beautiful insects, flowers, trees, mushrooms, life from the tiny to the immense, and inspire us to learn about them. Several of us use cameras as a tool to capture images of what we observe in order to appreciate their beauty and study their habits.
This month we welcome a presentation on close up and macro photography by Andy Butler, president of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club. Butler is a nature and landscape photographer who lives in Pagosa Springs. He has been photographing both small and large subjects since the 1970s.
He will give a brief introduction to taking photographs of very small subjects, with various types of cameras. Included will be pointers on finding subjects and creating pleasing images.The presentation will have an emphasis on approaches to photographing flying insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. His talk will also include aspects of the biology of these beautiful insects.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 20, at the Community Methodist Church on Lewis St. for the Weminuche Audubon Society July chapter meeting with Butler’s fascinating presentation. We will meet at 6:00 PM to set up and socialize, with the meeting starting at 6:30. In appreciation for our meeting space, donations of non-perishable items for the food pantry are appreciated.
Audubon events are open to the public and we look forward to your joining us. Memberships are available at our meetings. For those unable to attend in person, the Zoom link follows:
Topic: WAS Chapter Meeting (7/20)
Time: Jul 20, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Plant Walk - Wildflowers of Wolf Creek Pass
2022-07-20 09:30 - 11:30
Join Lake McCullough for a fun and educational ramble through the forest, as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge! Offered in partnership with Audubon Rockies and the Weminuche Audubon Society.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at each location. The first tour will begin at 9:30 and run until 11:15. The second tour will begin at 11:30 and go until 1:15. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk. Walks are about 1.5 miles roundtrip. Please be prepared for rugged trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
Peak wildflower season on the Continental Divide! Meet at FS Road 725 (Wolf Creek Road). FS Road 725 is about 22 miles east of town on Highway 160, on Wolf Creek Pass. Go ¾ mile past mile marker 164, on the right-hand side of the highway. It is the first right after Falls Creek Road (FS Rd. 39), and is marked with a small brown Forest Service sign reading “Junction Rd. 725.” The road slopes sharply down to the right, after the turnoff. We will meet at the pull-out at the base of the road, and walk from there.
Call Lake at 970-398-0923 or see her at Earthsense Herbals at 114 Pagosa St. to sign up. These popular walks book up fast.

19th Hole Concert Series
2022-06-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Pagosa Springs Golf Club, #1 Pines Club Place, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147, United States
A fun way to support area non profits including Weminuche Audubon Society. Your attendance at any or all concerts supports all of the non-profits chosen to participate this year. A $10 cash only cover charge is collected at the door. These events are rain or shine unless an electrical storm forces closure. Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on, no outside food or drinks are allowed and leave pets at home. Food from the grill, beer, wine and signature cocktails will be available for purchase.
This series is made possible by sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bank of Colorado, Two Old Crows Gallery, Mountain Home Sound and Security, SOCO Wood and Window and Pagosa Springs Golf Club and organized by the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.
Music by Jack Ellis & OUT ON WORK RELEASE supports Healthy Archuleta FSFE Food Coalition

Birding at Chimney Rock Natnl Monument
2022-06-25 07:30 - 09:30 | Chimney Rock National Monument, 3179 CO 151, Chimney Rock, CO, 81121
Join us for a fun and casual 2-hour bird-walk led by a knowledgeable birding guide from the Weminuche Audubon Society. These outings are designed to introduce you to the diverse community of birds that spend their summer at Chimney Rock National Monument. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Your guide will help you identify various species and explain the unique adaptations that allow these birds to survive here.
Participants will be walking slowly on uneven terrain in the lower area of CRNM (no archaeological sites are included on this tour). Good walking shoes are advised, along with plenty of water and sun protection. Bring binoculars if you have them. Not recommended for young children.
Guests must enter through the Hwy 151 entry gate during the check-in period stated below; the gate will be locked at the end of that time. This is a Chimney Rock event and a fee is charged. Visit http://chimneyrockco.org to make a reservation.

19th Hole Concert Series
2022-06-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Pagosa Springs Golf Club, #1 Pines Club Place, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147, United States
A fun way to support area non profits including Weminuche Audubon Society. Your attendance at any or all concerts supports all of the non-profits chosen to participate this year. A $10 cash only cover charge is collected at the door. These events are rain or shine unless an electrical storm forces closure. Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on, no outside food or drinks are allowed and leave pets at home. Food from the grill, beer, wine and signature cocktails will be available for purchase.
This series is made possible by sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bank of Colorado, Two Old Crows Gallery, Mountain Home Sound and Security, SOCO Wood and Window and Pagosa Springs Golf Club and organized by the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.
Music by The San Juan Mountain Boys supports Pagosa Mountain Morning Rotary Club

Plant Walk - Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Ponderosa Ecozone
2022-06-22 09:30 - 11:30 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
Join certified herbalist Lake McCullough for a fun and educational ramble through the forest, as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge! Offered in partnership with Audubon Rockies and the Weminuche Audubon Society.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at each location. The first tour will begin at 9:30 and run until 11:15. The second tour will begin at 11:30 and go until 1:15. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk. Walks are about 1.5 miles roundtrip. Please be prepared for rugged trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
First Tour: 9:30 to 11:15
Second Tour: 11:30 to 1:15
Meet at Fourmile Ranch at the north end of Snowball Road (County Road 200). From Highway 160 downtown, turn onto 2nd Street, which becomes CR 200. Drive about 4 miles out this road, until you come to a white metal gate marking Fourmile Ranch, which arches over the road. Continue past this gate for less than half a mile, until you come to a barn complex on the left. Parking is located just past the barn, in the grass on the left of the road. We will meet here and begin the walk. Please be aware that this is private property, and treat the area with courtesy.
Call Lake at 970-398-0923 or stop by and see her at Earthsense Herbals at 114 Pagosa St. to sign up. These popular walks book up fast.

19th Hole Concert Series
2022-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Pagosa Springs Golf Club, #1 Pines Club Place, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147, United States
A fun way to support area non profits including Weminuche Audubon Society. Your attendance at any or all concerts supports all of the non-profits chosen to participate this year. A $10 cash only cover charge is collected at the door. These events are rain or shine unless an electrical storm forces closure. Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on, no outside food or drinks are allowed and leave pets at home. Food from the grill, beer, wine and signature cocktails will be available for purchase.
This series is made possible by sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bank of Colorado, Two Old Crows Gallery, Mountain Home Sound and Security, SOCO Wood and Window and Pagosa Springs Golf Club and organized by the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.
Music by Bo DePena supports Weminuche Audubon Society

June Annual Meeting
2022-06-15 17:30 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
We hope to see you at our annual meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at the Methodist Church on Lewis St. This meeting will be a potluck dinner. We will meet at 5:30 PM for set up, with dinner starting at 6:00 PM. Please bring a dish to share, plates and eating utensils, and enjoy some great food. Drinks will be provided.
Elections to the board of directors will be held along with a review of our financial condition. This year the board would like to hear from you. Which programs are you interested in supporting? How can we increase member participation in our activities? Please come prepared to share your ideas with us. The evening will include an opportunity to extend our good wishes to Randy and Deb McCormick before they depart our area.
John Porco will entertain us with a program on the narrow gauge railroad system that was an important part of the history of our area.
This will be the time to renew your membership for July 2022 through June 2023, if you haven’t already done so. Our dues remain at the bargain rate of $15/year.

19th Hole Concert Series
2022-06-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Pagosa Springs Golf Club, #1 Pines Club Place, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147, United States
A fun way to support area non profits including Weminuche Audubon Society. Your attendance at any or all concerts supports all of the non-profits chosen to participate this year. A $10 cash only cover charge is collected at the door. These events are rain or shine unless an electrical storm forces closure. Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on, no outside food or drinks are allowed and leave pets at home. Food from the grill, beer, wine and signature cocktails will be available for purchase.
This series is made possible by sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bank of Colorado, Two Old Crows Gallery, Mountain Home Sound and Security, SOCO Wood and Window and Pagosa Springs Golf Club and organized by the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.
Music by Bob Hemenger supports Habitat for Humanity of Archuleta County

Birding at Chimney Rock Natnl Monument
2022-06-04 07:30 - 09:30 | Chimney Rock National Monument, 3179 CO 151, Chimney Rock, CO, 81121
Join us for a fun and casual 2-hour bird-walk led by a knowledgeable birding guide from the Weminuche Audubon Society. These outings are designed to introduce you to the diverse community of birds that spend their summer at Chimney Rock National Monument. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Your guide will help you identify various species and explain the unique adaptations that allow these birds to survive here.
Participants will be walking slowly on uneven terrain in the lower area of CRNM (no archaeological sites are included on this tour). Good walking shoes are advised, along with plenty of water and sun protection. Bring binoculars if you have them. Not recommended for young children.
Guests must enter through the Hwy 151 entry gate during the check-in period stated below; the gate will be locked at the end of that time. This is a Chimney Rock event and a fee is charged. Visit their website at http://chimneyrockco.org to make a reservation.

19th Hole Concert Series
2022-06-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Pagosa Springs Golf Club, #1 Pines Club Place, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147, United States
A fun way to support area non profits including Weminuche Audubon Society. Your attendance at any or all concerts supports all of the non-profits chosen to participate this year. A $10 cash only cover charge is collected at the door. These events are rain or shine unless an electrical storm forces closure. Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on, no outside food or drinks are allowed and leave pets at home. Food from the grill, beer, wine and signature cocktails will be available for purchase.
This series is made possible by sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bank of Colorado, Two Old Crows Gallery, Mountain Home Sound and Security, SOCO Wood and Window and Pagosa Springs Golf Club and organized by the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.
This week enjoy music by the Jackson Mountain Ramblers in support of Wings Early Childhood Center.

Let's Go Birding
2022-05-28 08:00 - 10:00
Join us on Saturday, May 28, at 8 AM at the start of the road to the Blanco River Group Campground (CCC Campground)/ FS Rd 656. This is a left turn off Hwy 84, about 12 miles south of town.

Riverwatch Training with San Juan Mtn School
2022-05-25 13:30 - 15:30
We’ve been invited by the science teacher at San Juan Mountain School, Andy Guinn, to join his class to learn about their RiverWatch monitoring site on Wednesday, May 25th. The class plans to head down to their nearby sampling site at the river at 1:30pm. Then, once samples are collected, we’ll return to the SJMS school (modular buildings on the north side of PSHS’s parking lot) at approximately 2:15pm for the actual water characteristic testing till 3:30pm. Please RSVP to kbruno@audubon.org
We’ve discussed RiverWatch sampling as a chapter. This opportunity will be a great way to learn from the students and support their efforts, as well as discuss how we can collaborate in the future with information learned about the San Juan River.

May Chapter Meeting
2022-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
At this time of year, birds are singing their signature songs to advertise their presence, attract a mate and defend nesting territories. Identifying bird species by what we hear in addition to by what we see will be the topic of our meeting on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis St. Socializing and setup will take place beginning at 6:00 PM. Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will lead us in learning the skills of birding by ear. His lesson will focus on the songs of birds commonly encountered in our Forest Bird Monitoring citizen science project. The fourth season of this study, which documents bird species and numbers in selected areas of the National Forest, will begin at the end of this month. Recognizing birds by what we hear is a valuable skill set in this study and in our bird survey in the HD mountains, and one that improves among our volunteers every year.
Audubon meetings and activities are open to the public and we welcome your participation. We are seeking volunteers for our bird monitoring projects. For more information and to add your name to the volunteer list, email us at weminuche.audubon@gmail.com. In appreciation for our meeting place, we welcome donations of non-perishable food to the Methodist Church food bank.
Those unable to join in person may use the following link to join us on Zoom.
Topic: WAS Chapter Meeting — Birding by Ear
Time: May 18, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Audubon Rockies Birdathon
2022-05-15 - 2022-05-22
Take part in Birdathon Week and raise money to support large-scale conservation efforts that aim to reverse serious declines in bird populations. Join a team or create your own to go birding during the week of May 15-22. Create your fundraising page and ask friends and family to donate to the cause. Keith Bruno has created a team. We hope you’ll add to the Pagosa team numbers. Use the following link for information and to register
https://p2p.onecause.com/audubonbirdathon/event/audubon-rockies
