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.
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Meet Your Trip Leader
Northeastern Colorado
—Seek Prairie raptors, chickens and more
2/24/2026
6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Leader:
David Suddjian dsuddjian@gmail.com or 831-713-8659
Trip Difficulty: Moderate
Directions
Meet at parking lot at the south end of Lark Bunting Lane (note: this is not the usual Barr Lake SP meeting place). From the Bromley Lane exit off I-76, drive east on E 152nd Ave across the railroad tracks and take an immediate right onto Lark Bunting Lane. State Parks pass or day pass required.
View Meeting Place on Google Maps
This trip is limited to the first 8 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Agricultural, Grassland, Riparian
This full day trip will explore Phillips and Yuma Counties looking for Greater Prairie Chicken, Rough-legged and Ferruginous Hawks, Merlin, Prairie Falcon, Golden Eagle and other raptors, maybe longspurs, and wide open prairie beauty. We will be driving back roads in these counties, through agricultural lands and hills of sand sage. We will probably visit Stalker Lake SWA in Yuma, as we loop back toward Denver. Short-eared Owl is also possible on this trip. Be ready for cold, as always. We will not be out of the cars, too much, though, as this is more a car trip. We will carpool from the meeting spot, and need volunteer drivers. Bring all the food and drinks you will need. Restrooms limited much of the day, but we will have some opportunities, and there is the "prairie door."
This trip is filled and you will be placed on the waiting list when you register
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