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+
    Birds Plus+
    Developing Birder
    Developing Birder
    Patch Birding
    Patch Birding
    Bird Song Focus
    Bird Song Focus
    Birding By Bike
    Birding By Bike
    Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored
    Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored
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    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Birds Plus+ Elbert County (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Sun, Jun 22
    6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    David Suddjian & Laurie DukeEasy1215
    Patch Birding Cherry Creek State Park (Patch Birding Trip)
    Tue, Jun 24
    7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Ethan Cleveland & Cynthia CestkowskiModerate88
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Louviers (town) and DuPont Open Space (Douglas County)
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Tue, Jun 24
    8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Julia Gwinn & Angela GrunModerate1213
    Developing Birder Marjorie Perry Park Nature Reserve (Developing Birder Trip)
    Wed, Jun 25
    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Timothy CondonEasy1014
    Ponderosa Preserve (City of Aurora)
    Thu, Jun 26
    8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Cynthia Cestkowski & Ryan CordaModerate1010
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored South Platte Park--South End
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Fri, Jun 27
    7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    Cynthia Breidenbach & Julia GwinnEasy1012
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Birds Plus+ Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat/Sawhill (Boulder County) (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Fri, Jun 27
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Carly CrowEasy813
    Birds Plus+ Gilpin County (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Sat, Jun 28
    6:30 AM - 2:30 PM
    Donna Stumpp & Laura SteadmanModerate812
    Birds Plus+ Audubon Kingery Nature Center and Trails (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Sun, Jun 29
    9:14 AM - 12:15 PM
    Courtney Rella & Michael WeissmannEasy1215
    Deer Creek Canyon Open Space Park
    Wed, Jul 2
    7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    David SuddjianModerate88
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Birds Plus+ Park County Explorations (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Wed, Jul 9
    6:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    David Suddjian & Stephen SuddjianModerate1215
    Developing Birder Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR (Developing Birder Trip)
    Wed, Jul 9
    7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    George HoModerate812
    Genesee Park (Denver Mountain Parks)
    Reg. opens 6/28/2025 at 12 pm
    Sat, Jul 19
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    David SuddjianModerate01
    Reynolds Park (Jefferson Co Open Space)
    Reg. opens 6/29/2025 at 12 pm
    Sun, Jul 20
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Timothy CondonStrenuous101
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Birds Plus+ Mt. Blue Sky and the Mt Blue Sky Scenic Byway (Birds Plus+ Trip)
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored

    Reg. opens 7/6/2025 at 12 pm
    Sun, Jul 27
    6:30 AM - 2:30 PM
    David SuddjianModerate121

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