DENVER FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS

Bringing Birders Together in the Denver Metro Area

About DFO

Conservation & Research

Preservation of birds and their habitats

DFO Conservation

Follow the work of DFO's Conservation Committee to preserve birds and their habitats and find resources about threats to bird populations.

Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch

Join the volunteers who count migrant raptors on Dinosaur Ridge during DFO's annual Hawk Watch in the spring and become a better birder at the same time.

Research, Conservation & Education Grant Fund

DFO awards grants to individuals and organizations engaged in research, conservation, and education.

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Every donation of time and dollars helps

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Your contributions support DFO activities and the DFO grants program

Volunteer

Volunteers are our lifeblood! Give a little bit of your time.

The field trip to Harriman Lake on 7/15/2025 has been cancelled.

Upcoming Events

Space available Filled (waiting list) Cancelled

	Golden Gate Canyon State Park - July 16
	Castlewood Canyon State Park (Douglas County) - July 17
	Waneka Lake Park & Greenlee Preserve - July 17
	BIRD BOMBS Summer ID Challenges-David Suddjian - July 17
	South Platte Park--South End - July 18
	Genesee Park (Denver Mountain Parks) - July 19

Birds Plus+

Developing Birder

Patch Birding

Bird Song Focus

Birding By Bike

Summer Hummers

Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored

Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

Notable birds seen within 50 miles of Denver

Species name linked to eBird checklist and map

Explore Birding

Photo © Diane Roberts

Colorado County Birding Guide

The Colorado County Birding Guide, sponsored by our partners at Colorado Field Ornithologists, is a great resource for finding the hotspots and local birding patches.
Photo © Jordan Spalding

Let's Go Birding!

Join DFO members Megan Miller and Jordan Spalding on some of their birding adventures around our area