Birding at Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock National Monument 3179 CO 151, Chimney Rock, CO

Join us for a fun and casual 2-hour bird-walk led by a knowledgeable birding guide from the Weminuche Audubon Society. These outings are designed to introduce you to the diverse community of birds that spend their summer at Chimney Rock … Continue reading

September Chapter Meeting

Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO

Suitable habitat and past detections suggest that Mexican Spotted Owls could be breeding in remote terrain of the nearby HD Mountains, but are the birds there? Mexican Spotted Owls are protected under the Endangered Species Act and their numbers are limited by suitable … Continue reading

Public Lands Meeting

Please join us for a special meeting of the Weminuche Audubon Society that will take place at 6:30 pm on Oct 4th in the PLPOA clubhouse on Port Ave.  The speaker will be Walt Dabney, whose career in the National … Continue reading

October Big Day

Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 Oct 2023! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds. Last October, nearly 35,000 people from 185 countries submitted 80,000 checklists with eBird, demonstrating the power … Continue reading

October Chapter Meeting

Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO

October is the month when chapter members set aside time to share stories and photos of places we’ve been and wildlife we’ve seen in the past year.  There are some excellent photographers in our group and we look forward to … Continue reading

Winter Birds 101

Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO

The first of 3 bird identification classes presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count.  The first class will cover waterfowl, in time to go out and practice your skills on local lakes … Continue reading

Winter Birds 101

Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO

The second of 3 bird identification classes in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count and presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will cover songbirds.  Learn to differentiate those tricky little brown birds. We always have a fun time … Continue reading

Winter Birds 101

Community United Methodist Church 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO

The last class prior to the Christmas Bird Count and presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will cover raptors and the protocols established by National Audubon to be used on count day. We always have a fun time … Continue reading

Christmas Bird Count

  Plan to join us on Saturday, December 16, for National Audubon's 124th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC).  This will mark the 13th year of data contributions from the Pagosa Springs area in the count organized by Weminuche Audubon Society.  Some … Continue reading