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Denver Area Bird Checklist

This is a great checklist for beginning birdwatchers and includes the most frequently seen birds for Denver. (It is not meant to be a complete list of all species.)

I found a baby bird. What can I do?

Woodpecker Woes

In the spring those fiesty flickers to begin their drumming. If they've chosen your home as the perfect spot, check out this article on woodpecker behavior. It includes tips for discouraging flickers if they are causing damage to your home and plans for building a flicker nest box.

Birds & Birdwatching

The best ways to learn about birds and birdwatching is through Denver Audubon:

Beginning Birding Classes

Master Birder Program

2008 Birdathon - entire month of MAY

27th Annual Spring Bird Counts

Breeding Bird ATLAS - Training and Trips

Birds on the Web:
Organizations for Birdwatching & Ornithology

Audubon Organizations

Aiken Audubon Society

6660 Delmonico Drive Suite D-195
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1856
aikorns@yahoo.com
www.aikenaudubon.org

Arkansas Valley Audubon Society

PO Box 11187
Pueblo, CO 81001
www.socobirds.org

Black Canyon Audubon Society

PO Box 1371
Paonia, Colorado 81428-1371
www.western.edu/audubon

Dave Galinat, President;
970-835-8867;
gallinue@aol.com

*Serving the communities of Gunnison, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel and Hinsdale Counties

Boulder County Audubon Society

PO Box 2081
Boulder , CO 80306
Barb Beall, President
info@boulderaudubon.org
www.boulderaudubon.org

Evergreen Naturalists Audubon Society

PO Box 523
Evergreen , CO 80437
303-679-0661
info@evergreen-naturalists.org
www.dipper.org

Mel Schulman, President

*Serving Clear Creek, Park and West Jefferson Counties

Fort Collins Audubon Society

PO Box 271968
Fort Collins , CO 80527-1968
www.fortnet.org/Audubon

Bill Miller, President;
970-493-7693;
5mcorp@verinet.com

Grand Valley Audubon Society

PO Box 1211
Grand Junction , Colorado 81502
970-241-4670
question@audubongv.org
www.audubongv.org

Steve Watson , President;
970- 243-1462

Platte & Prairie Audubon Society

30 S. Fremont Avenue
Johnstown , CO 80534

Roaring Fork Audubon Society

PO Box 1192
Carbondale , CO 81623

San Juan Audubon Society

PO Box 2716
Durango , CO 81302

Audubon Colorado (an office of the National Audubon Society)

1966 13th Street, Suite 230
Boulder , CO 80302
303-415-0130
Fax 303-415-0125
www.auduboncolorado.org

Gary Graham, Executive Director
ggraham@audubon.org

National Audubon Society

700 Broadway
New York , NY 10003
212-979-3000
Fax: 212-979-3188
www.audubon.org

For a directory of Audubon chapters in other states and countries, go to: www.audubon.org/states

Additional Colorado Birding Organizations

Colorado Field Ornithologists

PO Box 481
Lyons , CO. 80540
www.cfo-link.org

Peter Gent, President
president@cfo-link.org

*Manages COBIRDS, an email listserv for the discussion of Colorado birds.

Denver Field Ornithologists

Zoology Department
Denver Museum of Natural History
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver , CO 80205

Toni Rautus, President
trautus@att.net
www.dfobirders.org

*Co-sponsors the Colorado Rare Bird alert. Call 303-659-8750 or email rba@cfo-link.org.

Colorado Birding Society

303-285-3481 ext: 7238
cobus@worldnet.att.net
http://home.att.net/~birdertoo/

Regional & National Bird Organizations

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

14500 Lark Bunting Lane
Brighton , CO 80603-8311
303-659-4348
www.rmbo.org

William Palmer, Executive Director
william.palmer@rmbo.org

RMBO was founded in 1988 to address a bird conservation and related public education need in the western U.S. Their mission is the conservation of Rocky Mountain and Great Plains birds through research and public education. Co-sponsors the Colorado Rare Bird alert: Call 303-659-8750 or email rba@cfo-link.org.

American Bird Conservancy

PO Box 249
The Plains, VA 20198
540-253-5780
Fax 540-253-5782
abc@abcbirds.org
www.abcbirds.org

Dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas . It is the only U.S.-based group dedicated solely to overcoming the greatest threats facing birds in the Western Hemisphere .

American Birding Association, Inc.

PO Box 6599
Colorado Springs , CO 80934-6599
719-578-9703; 800-850-2473
Fax: 719-578-1480
member@aba.org
www.americanbirding.org

ABA's focus covers the range of birding interests, from identification and education to conservation - for beginners and veterans alike. Their mission is to bring even more of birding's excitement, challenge, and wonder to you.

American Ornithologists' Union

1313 Dolley Madison Blvd
McLean , VA 22101 USA
AOU@BurkInc.com
www.aou.org

Founded in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union is the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. Although the AOU primarily is a professional organization, its membership of about 4,000 includes many amateurs dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science.

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