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Grand Valley Audubon Society’s Annual Spring Bird Count & Fund Raiser

2010 International Migratory Bird Day    Saturday, May 8, 2010

 

Each year Grand Valley Audubon Society participates in the International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) which was created in 1993 by visionaries at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

 

Now under the direction of the National Fish and Wildlife Service, IMBD continues to focus attention on one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of a migratory bird – the journey between its summer and winter homes.  Today, it is celebrated in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Central America through bird festivals and bird walks, education programs and Bird Day!  The IMBD 2010 Theme is: The Power of Partnerships.  You can read more about IMBD at www.birdday.org/ and at www.fws.gov/birds/IMBD/

 

We invite you to join us in this important celebration by joining one of the twelve teams that will be scouring all of Mesa County to find as many species as possible and to count every individual bird seen.

 

The count is similar to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count but is conducted on one day, the second Saturday in May.  This year’s edition of it will be Saturday, May 8th and will be part of the Grand Valley Audubon Society’s annual fundraiser, the Birdathon.  Your financial support helps our volunteer staffed committees accomplish their goals.  Please plan to pledge in May your support for Audubon projects in the Grand Valley.  Send your contributions to Grand Valley Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1211, Grand Junction, CO 81502.

 

The goal of the Count is to get a snapshot of the movement of Neotropical species while they are still in the lower 48 states.  May 8th will not be the peak of migration everywhere, but it offers an overall picture of the movement.  Each of the 12 parties listed will have an experienced birder and everyone is welcome even if you have little or no birding experience.  This is a wonderful way to develop your birding skills.  Bring binoculars, lunch, water, snacks and sunscreen.  Each participant or family will be asked to pay a fee of $5.00 to help support the work and goals of our committees.

 

If you would like to participate in the count, contact the leader of one of these 12 areas or Paul Didier at 242-8643.

SPRING BIRD COUNT 2010           Saturday, May 8, 2010

Area

Description

Leader

Phone

e-mail address

1

Mack Area State line to 13 Rd

Peter Robinson

241-3212

peterR@bresnan.net

2

Loma - Fruita - Grand Junction from 13 Rd to 23 Rd

Harriet Stephens & Margaret Strange

858-0574 & 241-3043

hstephens1@bresnan.net & amegnarts@aol.com

3

 Grand Junction 23 Rd to 30 Rd and Connected Lakes

Frank Coons

257-9096

drcoons@aol.com

4

30 Rd to 42 Rd Colorado River Wildlife Area; Corn Lake; Clifton Marsh

Meg Cooper

434-0171

megbirds@yahoo.com

5

Greater Debeque - Triangle Palisade to town of Mesa  and Debeque Cutoff to and around town of Debeque

Fran & Paul Didier

242-8643

didier@cheerful.com

6

Plateau Valley From town of Mesa to and including Vega State Park

Kathleen McGinley

242-2973

mcginley@acsol.net

7

Mesa to Delta County Line On Top of Grand Mesa

Lee Stigen & Cecilia Barr

241-3905

lstigen531@gmail.com & cbarr1951@gmail.com

8

Redlands & Colorado Nat'l Monument

Dave Price

Cell 640-4508  Home 858-0240

djprice50@msn.com

9

Glade Park and Pinion Mesa

Art Smith

242-8916

b938ars@bresnan.net

10

East Creek from Whitewater to Divide Road & Uncompahgre Plateau to Delta County Line

Andrea Robinsong & Larry Arnold

872-3952 & 263-0115

arobinsong@paonia.com

11

Unaweep Divide down West Creek To Gateway, Dolores River Canyon & John Browns Canyon

Bob Moston

985-9089

bandjmost@bresnan.net

12

Cheney & Juniata Reservoirs & Lands End Road

Bob Bradley

242-9443

thrasher@bresnan.net 

 

 

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