Upcoming Field Trips

 

Click the Details button to view complete trip information and register for a trip. Trips highlighted in green are filled, but register to be added to the waiting list. Often, some original registrants drop out, opening spots to those on the waiting list. If you have symptoms of illness please be courteous of the welfare of other participants by canceling your registration for the trip.

Some field trips require carpooling with volunteer drivers so that we may lessen our impact on the environment, provide for logistical needs of having fewer vehicles, and improve the quality of the field trip experience. DFO recommends mileage reimbursement to volunteer carpool drivers of $0.50/mile divided by the number of persons in the car. This amount may be optionally reduced at the discretion of a driver. Riders should please come prepared to reimburse the driver at the conclusion of the field trip. 

Please note:

  • You must register as an individual (separate login) so that the liability waiver on file is attached to your registration.
    • If you are having trouble registering multiple individuals in the same family membership, please contact the Field Trip Chair (see "Leadership" list in the "About DFO" section of the website).

    Please help us make DFO field trips better. Read our condensed guidelines or even better, check out the full document BETTER BIRDING WITH DFO: How to Get the Most Out of Your Denver Field Ornithologists Field Trip.

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    • Key to Special Focus Trips
    Birds Plus+
    Developing Birder
    Patch Birding
    Bird Song Focus
    Birding By Bike
    Aiken Audubon Joint
     WhereDateLeader(s)DifficultyMaximumRegistered
    Developing Birder Trip Littleton (Developing Birder Trip)
    Wed, Jan 15
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    David SuddjianModerate85
    Colorado Eastern Prairie
    Thu, Jan 16
    6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    David SuddjianModerate85
    Patch Birding Trip Aurora Reservoir (Patch Birding Trip)
    Fri, Jan 17
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Cynthia CestkowskiEasy1010
    Developing Birder Trip Ken Caryl Valley Area (Developing Birder Trip)
    Sat, Jan 25
    4:15 AM - 5:45 AM
    David SuddjianEasy87
    Developing Birder Trip Bluff Lake Nature Center (Developing Birder Trip)
    Sat, Jan 25
    7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    George HoEasy811
    Patch Birding Trip University of Colorado - Boulder, South Campus (CU South) (Patch Birding Trip)
    Sat, Jan 25
    8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Laura SteadmanModerate67
    Waterton Canyon
    Sun, Jan 26
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Wes DonnellModerate1217
    Patch Birding Trip Waneka Lake Park & Greenlee Preserve (Patch Birding Trip)
    Mon, Jan 27
    7:15 AM - 9:30 AM
    Benjamin JacquesEasy109
    Developing Birder Trip Washington Park (Developing Birder Trip)
    Sat, Feb 1
    8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Nate Bond & Archer SilvermanEasy910
    Boulder County Raptor Tour
    Sun, Feb 2
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Donna Stumpp & Peter RuprechtEasy915
    Patch Birding Trip DIA Raptor Alley (Patch Birding Trip)
    Reg. opens 1/19/2025 at 12 pm
    Sun, Feb 9
    7:00 AM - 1:15 PM
    Ajit Antony & Liza AntonyEasy82
    Super Duck Sunday
    Reg. opens 1/19/2025 at 12 pm
    Sun, Feb 9
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    David Suddjian & Gigi ZarzuelaModerate142
    Pella Crossing Open Space (Boulder County)
    Reg. opens 1/25/2025 at 12 pm
    Sat, Feb 15
    8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Laura SteadmanEasy101
    Boulder County Raptor Tour
    Reg. opens 1/26/2025 at 12 pm
    Sun, Feb 16
    8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
    Donna Stumpp & David SuddjianModerate92
    Patch Birding Trip Waneka Lake Park & Greenlee Preserve (Patch Birding Trip)
    Reg. opens 1/27/2025 at 12 pm
    Mon, Feb 17
    7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Benjamin JacquesEasy101
    Patch Birding Trip Waneka Lake Park & Greenlee Preserve (Patch Birding Trip)
    Reg. opens 2/17/2025 at 12 pm
    Mon, Mar 10
    7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    Benjamin JacquesEasy101
    BirdPlus+ Trip Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County)
    Reg. opens 2/22/2025 at 12 pm
    Sat, Mar 15
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Laura Steadman & Donna StumppEasy92
    Southeast Arizona Sky Islands and Other Hotspots
    Thu, May 15 - Mon, May 26
    5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Joey KellnerStrenuousNone12

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