Trip Leaders: Megan Jones Patterson and Pat Cullen.
Registration Required: Email Pat Cullen to register, after 6 PM on Monday December 28, 2026. Early registration is not accepted.
Join Megan Jones Patterson and Pat Cullen for a birding walk around Sandstone Ranch, a 313- acre Longmont City Park just over the county line in Weld County. We’ll explore upland grass habitats and the trails along St. Vrain Creek. Winter brings many geese, ducks and raptors to this wonderful habitat.
This trip is free. Loaner binoculars are available from BCAS; please request these in your Registration email so that the trip leader can bring you a pair.
Access & Restrooms: We will primarily be on paved trails and there are restrooms available at the trailhead.
What to bring: Warm layers – be prepared for the weather. Binoculars (or request loaners in your reservation) & a scope if you have one. Leaders will have scopes to share!
Where to meet: Sandstone Ranch Parking Area (not the visitors center), Sandstone Ranch,
Longmont. Heading east on 119, turn right on Sandstone Drive, which is one mile east of County Line Road., pass the soccer field on the right, and take the spur road on the left up to the parking lot on top of the hill. See this website for more info about Sandstone Ranch.
NOTE: We ask that all field trip participants abide by BCAS Field Trip Etiquette.