Winter Birds 101
Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, COIn preparation for the Christmas Bird Count, Keith Bruno, Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist , will review the bird species that we might spot on count day. The final class will cover raptors and review protocols of the count. These free … Continue reading
Christmas Bird Count
Weminuche Audubon Society welcomes all local residents, visitors, and bird enthusiasts to join the longest running citizen science survey in the world, the Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count is a long-standing program of the National … Continue reading
January Meeting- Christmas Bird Count Wrap Up
Online PresentationPlease join us on Wednesday, January 19, at 6:30 PM for our virtual Christmas Bird Count wrap-up where we will find out the tally totals for the day - what was seen and where. Who was seen the most often … Continue reading
Great Backyard Bird Count
For a quarter of a century the annual Great Backyard Bird Count has been a bright spot for nature lovers. The 25th edition of the event is coming up February 18 through 21. Everyone is invited to join the count so their … Continue reading
February Chapter Meeting
Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, COThe in-person meeting at the Methodist Church has been cancelled due to our unpredictable weather conditions. We will be meeting on Zoom only. Herb Grover will start us off with a brief discussion of the importance of cavity nesting birds … Continue reading
Feeding the Birds – Fuel Reduction Treatments
Online PresentationFor the past three years, volunteers with the Weminuche Audubon Society have participated in a citizen science project to study the response of the bird community in Ponderosa Pine forests to wildland fuel reduction treatments. Retired Professor of Biology, Ecology, … Continue reading
A Year In The Lives of North American Owls
Online PresentationJoin award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick for a program built on his best-selling book of the same name, Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls. His presentation includes photos and video of owls in all four … Continue reading
Wildscaping 101
Online PresentationWant to learn ways to attract birds to your garden? This is your chance to get started! Learn how you can conserve birds through wildscaping in this free, educational webinar. Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats to birds. … Continue reading
Pagosa Wetlands Partners Meeting
Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, COJoin this advocacy group in making plans for the coming season. Preliminary list of priorities for action: Closely monitor the Springs Resort Expansion including the required environmental assessment being done by CME Environmental. Collaborate with the Planning Department to bring forth … Continue reading
American Dipper Project
Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, COJoin us for an organizational meeting to plan for our second year of monitoring nesting success of American dippers in our area. We will discuss which areas to look for nests and how to organize our monitoring efforts. This survey … Continue reading