6/5/2025
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Leader:
Ryan Corda ryan.corda@colorado.edu or 3038547514
Trip Difficulty: Easy
Directions
Meet at parking strip on northeast side of Ferril Lake. Directions: Enter park from Colorado Blvd. Northbound turns left onto 22nd Ave. past Museum of Nature & Science; southbound turns right onto 22nd at defunct police station (red brick building). Go west past museum parking until road curves toward zoo. Take immediate left at "To Pavilion Bandstand" sign and go 300 yards down to corner with tall conifer trees, where lake comes into view. Park diagonally on left beneath trees.
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This trip is limited to the first 8 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Developed
Birds Plus+ museum collection tour. Let's explore the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's bird specimen collection and bird around City Park!
We'll start with a broad overview of the museum's collection space, and then take advantage of some close-up looks of their bird specimens. While the collection contains about 55,000 species, we'll focus on a handful of species that pose some ID challenges within the state, such as Greater vs. Lesser Scaup, Common vs. Chihuahuan Raven, and Cooper’s vs. Sharp-shinned Hawks. It should be helpful to see some of these species up close and alongside one another. We'll also look at a variety of other specimens across different families. After appreciating the museum's collection, we'll migrate over to City Park and see what birds we come across.
Plan for up to 2 miles of walking, mostly on paved paths. Bring binoculars, water, a snack, and layers. There should be plenty of restroom opportunities within the museum, as well as porta-potties within the park.