Meet Cynthia Breidenbach
Call me Cindy! My birding adventure began by monitoring bird boxes with my daughter's Girl Scout troop about 15 years ago. Such fun for me and hopefully the girls too! In the past six years I have been participating in bird walks regularly with South Platte Park, Denver Field Ornithologists, Majestic View Nature Center and Audubon as well as taking the Audubon Naturalist Class. In 2023 I wanted to become a volunteer that is outdoors and leading groups so I applied for the Audubon Master Birder Class and was accepted. Now that I have completed the class, I am excited to be leading bird walks enjoying my time with other people who also enjoy identifying birds and their habitats!
I plan to lead trips around the Denver metro area that are 2-3 miles of hiking. My favorite places to go are South Platte Park, Waterton Canyon, Audubon Nature Center, South Valley Park, and Roxborough State Park. All close to my home in Littleton.
Meet David Suddjian
I've been birding for over 35 years, beginning in California, and in Colorado since 2013. I coordinated DFO's Big Year 2018, leading 81 field trips for DFO that year. I love eBirding, and counting birds.
I lead all kinds of trips from low key local outings near my Ken Caryl JeffCo home to intense far ranging trips reaching out to all corners of the state. Overnight trips go to classic Colorado birding locations, and sometimes we even camp! I like to explore areas, county birding, back roads, cemeteries and sewage lagoons, developing birding by ear skills, and helping birders to appreciate the patterns of migration, seasonal occurrence and habitat associations. I love the camaraderie of DFO field trips, the new friendships that grow, and the opportunities for birders to have FUN in the field!