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Meet Your Trip Leader
Lowell Ponds Open Space (Adams County)
—Clear Creek Birding Discovery Chapter 1
12/1/2025
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Leader:
Linda Purcell purcellzz@hotmail.com or 13035037989
Trip Difficulty: Easy
Directions
Meet in the parking lot along the west side of Lowell Blvd at West 55th Place, just south of I-76. Exit the freeway at Federal Blvd, go south to 55th and proceed west to Lowell Blvd and the parking lot on the west side of Lowell.
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This trip is limited to the first 8 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Developed, Riparian, Wetland
This eBird hotspot hasn’t gained traction beyond a very local and fortunate few because it used to be one of Colorado’s State Wildlife Areas solely for wildlife and “wildlife recreation” (hunting and fishing). Although just a few minutes south from the better known Clear Creek Valley Park, the Lowell open space ponds and meandering Creek feel somewhere else entirely. The ponds’ strip of trees, water and grass lies low in the Clear Creek floodplain. Clear Creek is a wild river, and it rises and falls much as it did 100 years ago. Minimal development has created a haven for birds. The ebird data tells the story; an abundance of species, reported on surprisingly few checklists, and by very few birders. Some folks are just having all the fun! Warm winter clothes and shoes, sunscreen, water, snack, binoculars, camera if you wish. There is a porta john across Lowell in an adjacent parking lot. Plan to walk about 1 1/2 miles on generally good path and trail, although there may be icy patches. Depending on how we feel, we may decamp after the field trip to a nice coffee shop on Lowell. For more information on this location, and other Clear Creek opportunities, refer to April, 2025 issue of Lark Bunting.
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