Boulder Bird Club

05/21/2026

Yesterday we went to the Boulder Valley Ranch, 41 species, here's the checklist:

Submitted by Boulder Bird Club.

05/13/2026

We had a great walk this morning at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt. Here is the checklist with some photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S338369396
And, here's a video of the Hooded Merganser hen with her brood of six.

05/04/2026

This morning we went to the Walden/Sawhill Ponds Complex for First Sunday Birding. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S331952144

04/29/2026

This morning we went to Golden Ponds in Longmont.

04/22/2026

This morning we went to the Old St. Louis Natural Area in Loveland, a new place for us to have a Wednesday bird walk. We were surprised to see 5 elk. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S325564406

04/15/2026

We had a nice hike in Chautauqua Park this morning to kick off the Spring season, and we enjoyed a delicious late breakfast at the Dining Hall. We were happy to see the pair of Western Bluebirds that nests on the Enchanted Mesa Trail. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S322155549

04/08/2026

This morning we went to Waneka Lake/Greenlee Preserve and Hecla Lake in Lafayette. Here are the checklists:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S318767621
https://ebird.org/checklist/S318780862

04/01/2026

This morning we went to Sandstone Ranch to look for a Great Horned Owl. And we found one. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S315621765

03/26/2026

Yesterday we hiked along the Bobolink Trail and the Centennial Trail. Highlight was seeing a Cooper's Hawk on Gapter Road. Here are the checklists:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S313042144
https://ebird.org/checklist/S313041878

03/11/2026

Today we went to Twin Lakes where we successfully saw one of the Eastern Screech-Owls. Here is the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S308318433

02/25/2026

It was so windy at Pella Crossing this morning, we cut our walk short and went to (successfully!) look for the recently reported Acorn Woodpecker and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont. Here are the checklists: https://ebird.org/checklist/S303808301
https://ebird.org/checklist/S303808881