As part of your registration, in order to participate in a Denver Field Ornithologists, Inc. (“DFO”) trip or other activities designated by the Board of Directors, each adult participant and the parent of a minor participant (those under 18 yrs. of age) are required to review and sign (either electronically or manually) a DFO Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement (sometimes “Agreement”) Completing this document involves your acceptance of binding contract terms. This online registration system allows you to review and electronically sign the Agreement if you do not have one on file. If you would prefer to manually sign a printable version of the Agreement, you may access it here, and present it to the leader before trip start. If you choose this option, please contact your leader to assure you are signed up for the trip.
Please note: Each person, including each family member choosing to sign the Agreement electronically must login and have a separate account so that the agreement is tied to the individual. If you are having difficulty with multiple logins, please contact us for assistance. *Minors: If participant is a minor, the minor’s parent or legal guardian must print out, review and sign a paper copy of the Agreement and present it to the leader before the trip start. Any minor attending must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
Logged in users who have a signed Agreement on file will have the opportunity to print or save it at any time. Click on the link to the printable copy and use your browser functions to save or print.
Meet Your Trip Leader
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge--North Park--Walden
6/10/2023
5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Leader:
Chris Goulart cgoulart001@comcast.net or 586-764-2126
Trip Difficulty: Strenuous
Directions
From I-70, take Morrison exit. Go south on CO 26 for 0.5 mile, turn right into parking lot.
View Meeting Place on Google Maps
This trip is limited to the first 7 registrations.
North Park has the most breeding waterfowl in CO. Will explore high plateau of the Arapaho NWR and surrounding area. We will visit Lake John, Walden Reservoir, and the Moose Visitor Center (if time allows). Target birds include American Three-toed Woodpecker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Gray Jay, Pine Grosbeak, Cassin’s Finch, Golden Eagle, Greater Sage-Grouse, Veery, Northern Water-thrush and waterfowl. Birds found previously on this trip include Sage Grouse, Fox Sparrow, Sagebrush Sparrow, Sora, Burrowing Owl (rare in North Park), Long-billed Curlew, Short-eared Owls (small breeding population in North Park), Willet, and Golden Eagle.
Trip will not involve significant walking, but will spend entire day above 9,000 feet. Bring food for 3 meals, snacks, lots of water, insect repellent, sunscreen, and binoculars. We will probably stop for lunch in Walden. Trip leader will have a scope but at least one more would be beneficial.
The focus of this trip will be unique breeding birds of Colorado. We will try to find birds singing on territory, mating displays of raptors and waterfowl, and the other birds that can be found on this high plateau. The educational focus will be on behavior with discussions of foraging behavior, mating and young-rearing activities, and territoriality.
This will be a LONG day. The destination is far for a single day birding trip, but it is possible and has been done previously.
We will meet at the upper Stegosaurus Parking Lot and will transit to Walden over Berthoud Pass. We will stop at the top of Berthoud to see what high-mountain birds may be found. Due to the distance I want to try to limit to two cars, but if there is interest I may add a third.
Register online or contact the leader.
1 person has registered for this trip. There are 6 spaces left.
You must be logged in to register for a field trip.