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Our mission is to promote interest in the study and preservation of birds and their habitats. Members are encouraged (through meeting presentations and field trips) to learn about birds in the field, noting species and numbers, while familiarizing themselves with their songs and calls, as well as habits and habitats.

Our club was formed in 1935. The Lark Bunting, our monthly newsletter has been in existence since 1965, publishes the scheduled field trips for the upcoming months (about a hundred each year), and lists the sightings from previous months, along with notices and announcements of interest to our readers. Membership and donations to our club provide the funding source for our services. Membership is open to anyone interested in birds of the Denver area in particular, and the birds of Colorado in general.

Membership ranges from $20 to $30 per year depending on whether you choose to have the Lark Bunting emailed to you or sent via first class mail. Student (age 18 or younger) membership is $5 per year. A membership application form is in the Lark Bunting or it can be downloaded from this site.

We hold regular monthly meetings on the 4th Monday of the month, except May, June, July and December, at the Museum of Nature and Science in the Ricketson Auditorium. Our presentations feature leading birders in the area, who cover a variety of timely and wide-ranging topics tailored to all levels of expertise. Dates and topics of the meetings are on the Colorado Rare Bird Alert 303.659.8750, this web site and in the Lark Bunting newsletter. Park on the north side of museum and walk around to the west door between 7 and 7:30pm. If late, (although lateness creates a problem for our hosts) enter through security/volunteer door. Meetings start promptly at 7:30pm, and are open to the public without charge.

Announcements

Hummingbirds of Colorado:

Their Natural History and How to Attract Them

July 27, 6:30-9:00pm. Audubon Society of Greater Denver's Nature Center

August 2, 6-8:30pm, at the home of Tina Jones

Instructor: Tina Jones

Colorado has had up to 11 species of Hummingbirds. Learn about the behaviors of Colorado's Hummingbirds, and learn about their natural history and life cycles. Identification of the TRICKY immatures and females will be covered.

Find out about the plants and their characteristics, which attract Hummingbirds.

This is a fee class offered through Audubon Society of Greater Denver. Call the Society at 303-973-9530, [Rhonda], to register and for more information.

Photo by Carol Blackard

The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is currently looking for candidates to fill volunteer vacancies on the Board of Directors. Do you have experience in accounting or financial management; marketing or fund raising experience, or strong community involvement in Adams County? Candidates should have a strong interest in wildlife or ecosystem conservation, preferably with an interest in birds. The RMBO board meets quarterly, and committees meet at least once between meetings of the full board.

If you would like to offer yourself as a candidate, learn more about what is expected of Board members, or nominate someone for a board position, please contact

Warren Taylor, Governance Committee Chair

303-287-7621, taylorwg@comcast.net

or Chuck Hundertmark, Chair, BOD, 303.604.0531, cahmark@comcast.net

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory’s mission is to conserve birds and their habitats.

NOTE: Please call the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for DFO meeting announcements or cancellations. Colorado Rare Bird Alert – 303-659-8750

Denver Field Ornithologists