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BCAS Field Trips and Other Events

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(BBC = Boulder Bird Club; DFO = Denver Field Ornithologists)

Details:

Saturday, February 18
"Winter Raptors Tour in Weld County "
A driving tour of Weld County looking for raptors harder to see in Boulder County: ferruginous hawk, merlin, roughlegged hawk, prairie falcon, etc. Email m.ponsor@comcast.net for details or leave a message at 303-530-2229.
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Saturday, February 25, 8:00am to mid-afternoon
(BBC) "Mountain Birding Trip"
This will be a mountain birding trip for rosy-finches, red crossbills, etc. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Justice Center Parking lot (6th and Canyon); we will have lunch at some appropriate restaurant in the mountains and be home by mid-afternoon. Please contact me at kaempfer@colorado.edu or 303-954-8998.
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Saturday, March 10, 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
"Spring Welcoming Hike at Sawhill Ponds"
Join leader Steve Jones for this annual spring welcoming breakfast hike. Bring something sweet, exotic, passionate, or healthy (and portable!) to pass around at potluck breakfast back by the creek. We should see some waterfowl, herons, and perhaps an osprey or two. Meet at Sawhill Ponds main parking area, west of 75th St. between Valmont and Jay Roads.
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FULL Saturday, April 28, 8 a.m. to 1 pm
"Walking Tour of Carolyn Holmberg Preserve and a visit to the Birds of Prey Center at Rock Creek Farm"
Beginning at Stearns Lake parking area we will explore Stearns Lake and look for migrating and returning birds. We will follow the Mary Miller (the mother of Lafayette) Trail to Rock Creek Farm for a guided tour of the Birds of Prey Center. As we return to Stearns for a picnic lunch we will keep our eyes open for raptors, aquatic fowl and other interesting birds and animals. For those who have time we can take the Cradleboard Trail to the northern boundary of a wetland preserve to notice if wetland and short grass prairie ecosystems can coexist with development.

Classes will also be held on June 10 (FULL), September 22, and November 4, 2012

Trip limited to 15 participants. Be sure to bring water, sunscreen, hats and footwear for walking a little over 2 miles. To reserve a space, contact Petrea Mah at petreamah@comcast.net or 303-494-4121.

This trip should be especially interesting to families as we get to see the birds at the Birds of Prey Center up close and personal.
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Saturday, May 5, 7:00 AM until about 11:00
"Pella Crossing & Marlett Trails"
Easy trails around six ponds. Meet at the Pella Crossing parking lot on 75th just south of Hygiene. Leader: Neal Thielen, contact gnthielen@comcast.net.
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