A Spotted Towhee sings from a flowering shrub.
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Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Rockies

News, stories, updates,  birding information, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Four people in jackets look across a pond. One of them is holding a spotting scope.
No, You’re Not Too Inexperienced to Join the Christmas Bird Count
December 22, 2022 — A beginner birder’s perspective and tips on attending your first Christmas Bird Count.
ROCKIES Community Science at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
A girl stands in front of an icy lake, looking with binoculars.
Meet Sage, Pagosa Springs’ Emerging Bird Mentor
December 20, 2022 — Learn how her father, grandparents, and the Christmas Bird Count sparked a family tradition and a passion for birds.
ROCKIES Community Science at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
A man hands a child a small net. They are standing in a river lined by vegetation.
Thank You, Volunteer Educators!
December 14, 2022 — Our volunteer environmental educators helped inspire hundreds of students in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, this fall.
ROCKIES Get Involved
Spotted Towhee sings from a shrub.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Rockies' 2022 Year-end Video
November 29, 2022 — See what you helped us accomplish for birds in 2022.
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Two people kneel in a dry field.
Soil Restoration at Rafter W Ranch
October 27, 2022 — Enhancing soil health to increase drought resilience on an 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Certified Ranch in eastern Colorado.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
A man and a woman stand at a podium in front of an audience.
Colorado’s New Riparian Hero
October 27, 2022 — Abby Burk has been named a 2022 Riparian Hero by the Colorado Riparian Association.
ROCKIES Western Water
Sandhill Cranes walk in a lake at sunset.
Meeting the Moment for Bird and River Conservation
September 26, 2022 — Colorado Water Plan public comment period closes September 30.
ROCKIES Western Water
Sage Thrasher on saltbush.
An Unexpected Paradise
September 12, 2022 — A Bahamian’s first impressions of Wyoming’s sagebrush ecosystem.
ROCKIES Travel
Sagebrush landscape.
Gunnison Sage-Grouse Are on the Brink
August 31, 2022 — The Bureau of Land Management steps up to try and save them. Will it work?
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