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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 2008 Theme is Tundra to
Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats, and People. You can read more about
IMBD at http://www.birdday.org/index.php
We invite you to join us in this important
celebration by joining one of the thirteen 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 10th 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 10th will not be the peak of migration everywhere,
but it offers an overall picture of the movement. Each of the 13 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, snacks and
sunscreen. Each participant 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 13 areas or Paul Didier at
242-8643.
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SPRING BIRD COUNT 2008 |
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
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Area |
Description |
Leader |
Phone |
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1 |
Mack Area State line to 13 Rd |
Peter Robinson |
241-3212 |
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2 |
Loma - Fruita - Grand Junction from
13 Rd to 23 Rd |
Margaret Strange |
241-3043 |
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3 |
Grand Junction 23 Rd to 30 Rd and
Connected Lakes |
Frank Coons |
257-9096 |
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4 |
30 Rd to 42 Rd Colorado River
Wildlife Area; Corn Lake; Clifton Marsh |
Ronda Woodward |
256-0725 |
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5 |
Greater Debeque - Triangle Palisade
to town of Mesa and Debeque Cutoff to and around town of Debeque |
Fran & Paul Didier |
242-8643 |
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6 |
Plateau Valley From town of Mesa to
and including Vega State Park |
Jim Liewer |
243-7020 |
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7 |
Mesa to Delta County Line On Top of
Grand Mesa |
Gracie Ehlert |
241-1904 |
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8 |
Redlands & Colorado Nat'l Monument |
Bob Bradley |
263-4613 |
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9 |
Glade Park and Pinion Mesa |
Art Smith |
242-8916 |
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10 |
East Creek from Whitewater to Divide
Road and up on Uncompahgre to Delta County Line |
Andrea Robinsong & Jacob Cooper |
872-3952 263-4161 |
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11 |
Unaweep Divide down West Creek To
Gateway, Dolores River Canyon & John Browns Canyon |
John Toolen |
985-9089 |
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12 |
Cheney & Juanita Reservoirs & Lands
End Road |
Tom Moran |
243-9745 |
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13 |
Indian Point & Blue Mesa Trails |
Lee Stigen |
241-3905 |
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Spring Bird Count 