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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    Easy84
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    7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Sat, Oct 17
    8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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    Confluence Open Space (Aurora)
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    Wed, Oct 21
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    Moderate89
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    Linda Purcell
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    Thu, Oct 22
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    Cynthia Breidenbach & Joey Kellner
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    Fri, Oct 23
    6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
    Ryan Corda
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    Robert A. Easton Regional Park
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    Sat, Oct 24
    7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    David Suddjian
    Easy67
    Patch Birding Denver City Park (Denver County) (Patch Birding Trip)
    Sun, Oct 25
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    Patrick O'Driscoll
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    Work is complete!

    Sun, Oct 25
    7:30 AM - 10:45 AM
    Linda Purcell & David Suddjian
    Easy1016
    Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored Eleven Mile Canyon
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    Fri, Oct 30
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    David Suddjian
    Easy810
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    Weekly Duck Round-up!

    Fri, Oct 30
    6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
    Ryan Corda
    Easy81
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored South Platte Park--South End
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    Fri, Oct 30
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    Cynthia Breidenbach & Julia Gwinn
    Moderate1014
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    Joey Kellner
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    Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored Lake Pueblo State Park
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    Sat, Nov 7
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    Moderate81
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    Reg. opens 10/25/2026 at 12 pm
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    Cynthia Breidenbach & Julia Gwinn
    Moderate152
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Developing Birder Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt) (Developing Birder Trip)
    Late fall at a birder's favorite spot!

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    Shay Lyons
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    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored Developing Birder Greenwood Gulch and Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve (Developing Birder Trip)
    Join us for a pre-Thanksgiving birding walk!

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    Reg. opens 11/3/2026 at 12 pm
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    Sue Summers & Denise Reznicek
    Moderate122
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    Reg. opens 11/5/2026 at 12 pm
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    Cynthia Breidenbach & Julia Gwinn
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    Aiken Audubon Co-sponsored El Paso County
    Black Friday Birding at El Paso hotspots

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    Reg. opens 11/6/2026 at 12 pm
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    David Suddjian & Jessica Miller
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    Chatfield State Park - Marina sandspit
    (cancelled)

    Reg. opens 11/7/2026 at 12 pm
    Sat, Nov 28
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    Joey Kellner
    Moderate1
    Denver Audubon Co-sponsored South Platte Park--South End
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    Reg. opens 11/27/2026 at 12 pm
    Fri, Dec 18
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    Cynthia Breidenbach & Julia Gwinn
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