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Meet Your Trip Leader
Birds Plus+ Trip - Birds Plus+ field trips combine birding and another field focus, sometimes with a guest leader. The second focus of the day, be it butterflies or other insects, or art and journaling, will be described in more detail on the trip detail page.
CU Boulder Mountain Research Center
5/14/2026
6:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Leader:
Chris Gilbert chrisgee9@gmail.com or 804-214-1508
Susan Blansett susanblansett@gmail.com or 303-475-2718
Trip Difficulty: Moderate
Directions
Meet at the Stegosaurus parking lot just south of I-70, exit 259. Drive under the freeway to the second left turn. The parking lot is at the base of the Hogback, near the Hawk Watch location.
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This trip is limited to the first 16 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Alpine Tundra, Aspen, Conifer Forest
This is a trip to the Mountain Research Center -- which DFO supports -- where we will meet the staff at 8 AM for a brief talk on what they do at the MRC. Then we will hike around and bird in 2 groups: one group (led by Chris) will be targeting a bit more hiking (up to 7 miles depending on conditions) than the other group (led by Susan) will have an easier hike. Some great target birds are Pine Grosbeak and Three-toed Woodpecker. If you are coming from the Boulder area and would rather meet at the research center then that would be ok as they have a pretty big lot there. We will coordinate meeting locations and what preference is for hiking difficulty after you sign up. Bring lunch/snacks/fluids and be checking the weather. If the weather is too adverse, we will postpone this into June. There is a restroom available at the research center.
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