About Your Trip Leader

Meet David Suddjian

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!


Meet Judy McKeon

Judy McKeon

I started tracking my birding about 14 years ago after a trip to Dauphin Island Alabama where they were banding spring migrants. With a Wildlife Ecology degree I am interested in just about anything in nature. The Corvid family is my favorite when I'm out birding up here in the Genesee area. I have been birding the Front Range for about 3.5 years.

I enjoy birding that includes hiking, both local and different counties, in a relaxed manner so that the birds and their habitats can be observed in a thoughtful way. Some of my other interests are photography, gardening and playing with my Sheepadoodle.