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

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, CO

The 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 Presentation

For 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 Presentation

Join 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 Presentation

Want 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, CO

Join 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, CO

Join 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

Monte Vista Crane Festival

Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge Monte Vista, Colorado

Due to the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the March 11-13 2022 Monte Vista Crane Festival will be hybrid in nature. We will not using buses or gathering indoors. Visit the festival website for information.   https://mvcranefest.org/ Instead of Crane … Continue reading