John James Nature Sketch Contest (April 26 to May 16) Contest Description: Our namesake, John James Audubon, achieved great status as a naturalist, scientific observer, and artist during his lifetime from 1785 to 1851. To celebrate his 235th birthday (this Sunday, April 26), we are hosting an online “John James Nature Sketch Challenge.” Nature journaling
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Contest: Draw Your Favorite Bird! We are so grateful to all the families and children who participating in this contest. THE DRAWINGS WERE ALL SO GOOD IT WAS TERRIBLY HARD TO ELIMINATE SOME. 🙁 We had 60 entries from kids between the ages of 4 and 17. We divided the contest into three age groups
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All May Field Trips are currently cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic. [ecs-list-events cat=’Field Trips’ limit =’25’ excerpt=’150′ thumb=’true’ contentorder=’title, date, excerpt’ month=’2020-05′]
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Denver Audubon COVID-19 Actions Denver Audubon is continually monitoring COVID-19 and adjusting our programs in accordance with state and federal guidelines to help slow the spread of the virus. In accordance with state recommendations, we are announcing the following changes, cancellations, and postponements: Our offices will be closed until further notice with staff members working
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No June Field Trips are scheduled due to the uncertainty around the pandemic. Please check back soon. [ecs-list-events cat=’Field Trips’ limit =’25’ excerpt=’150′ thumb=’true’ contentorder=’title, date, excerpt’ month=’2020-06′]
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Big Year Birding Contest Winners! To celebrate Denver Audubon’s 50th Anniversary, we invited birders across the Denver metro area to compete to identify the most birds in their county. The competition took place throughout 2019. Who are the winners and why do they bird? We sent questionnaires to each of the winners to find out
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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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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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Introduction We believe creating an Audubon Young Birder Club would benefit local youth while fulfilling Denver Audubon’s mission to advocate for the environment and connect people to nature through education, conservation, and research. We will develop young people’s minds to further understand birds and natural science. We will also begin to train the next
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