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Cherry Creek State Park
(Patch Birding Trip)
9/10/2025
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Leader:
Ethan Cleveland ecleve.def@gmail.com or 7209688870
Trip Difficulty: Easy
Directions
Meet at the Pelican Point parking area at the southeast end of the lake. Enter the east side of Cherry Creek State Park via Lehigh off of Parker Road. Go just past the entrance station and turn left (south) at the first intersection. The road bends and heads west with the reservoir ahead of you. Go about 1/4 mile, just past the next intersection. The parking for Pelican Point will be on your left.
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This trip is limited to the first 8 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Reservoir, Riparian
A state park pass or daily pass is requred to access the park. We will meet at the upper parking lot near the bathrooms. We will be birding pelican point which may be a little wet so shoes that can take a little mud would be best. We are not going to be walking very far at all, maybe 1/2 mile since we will mostly be birding the point. We will be looking for a variety of shorebirds including Baird’s, Solitary, and Western Sandpipers. There are usually a lot of waterfowl and gull species at this time of year as well. We may check the lower parking lot cottonwoods for orioles and other songbirds when we are done scoping the mudflat and reservoir. Sunscreen and bug spray will be nice. Scopes are very helpful but not essential.
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