Meet Carly Crow
Carly caught the birding bug in 2017 when she took Ornithology at the University of Georgia. She is a trained bird bander and has had the opportunity to work with birds in Costa Rica, Mexcio, England, and various locations across the US. She moved to the Denver area in August of 2023 and currently works with Bobwhite quail in the northeast of Colorado. On trips, you can fully expect to learn a fact or two about the biology or ecology of birds seen and heard along the way. Her favorite group of birds are warblers.
Trips with Carly will primarily have a focus on building a robust list for the day. Most outings with her will visit multiple habitat types to maximize the species count. Occasional trips designated for budding birders will be offered in the future. Carly is also actively looking into developing much more active trips where participants will bird by snowshoe.
Meet Benjamin Jacques
Ben (he/him)
I started birding back in 2012 when some friends invited me along on some ridiculous New York rarity chases. I then moved to Minnesota and began birding with my boss, who had been covering the same county for 25 years. The difference between chasing rarities and endlessly covering the same patch gave me the spectrum of what it can mean to be a birder, and I like all of it. The Front Range has been my home since 2020 and I am determined to observe as many of Colorado's birds as possible.
If you sign up for one of my trips you will be welcomed and whatever abilities, identities, and backgrounds you bring will add to the experience! Weekday trips will be short and focused on birding a spot before or after work. Weekend trips will be longer but still focus on one or two areas in depth. My favorite spots to lead trips are Bluff Lake Nature Center (where I work) and in the north metro area (where I live).