32nd Annual Denver Urban Christmas Bird Count 166 People Count Over 46,000 Individual Birds On New Years Day, 166 intrepid birders flocked into 18 field parties and spent all day counting every bird they could see or hear as part of the 32nd annual Denver Urban Christmas Bird Count. Adding their results together, the groups
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Getting Green Laws Hosted by Audubon Rockies, this free Webinar will teach you how to influence legislators when advocating for Colorado birds and their habitats. This event has passed, but you can download the presentation here: Lobbying for bird-friendly legislation is one of the most impactful ways to help birds and the environment, but without
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Annual Report (July 2018 to June 2019) After 50 years, Denver Audubon has released it’s first ever annual report! Watch the staff video to hear what we’ve been up to, and download the report below to see what we accomplished with your help. Please note that the report is designed as a booklet. The first
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Over Half of Colorado Bird Species Vulnerable to Climate Change On October 10, 2019, National Audubon published a climate change study analyzing potential impacts on bird species in the contiguous United States depending on different global warming scenarios. The report, “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on The Brink,” uses over 140 million bird records
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Study Estimates Nearly 3 Billion Birds Gone Since 1970 On September 19, 2019, Science published a study that estimated North American bird populations have decreased by approximately 2.9 billion since 1970, which represents a 29% loss over 48 years. The study: Was co-authored by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy, National Wildlife Research Centre,
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Facts about managing Canada Geese in the Denver area: It is our understanding that Denver Parks and Recreation is acting according to management plans that state and federal agencies have reviewed and approved—and that comply with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. After facing extinction in the early 1900s, Canada Geese were reintroduced to the Front
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