2ND ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM "SHOOTING BIRDS"
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026
"Shooting Birds" Grand Valley Audubon's 2nd Annual Photography Program Social: 6:30 - 7:00 pm Poetry & Program: 7:00 - 8:30 pm Colorado Poet: Dee Covington A Program Dedicated to Birding Photography:
• Submit 2-4 Original Photos taken in 2025 • Send via e-mail as a digital JPEG • Attend our program meeting on January 19th, 2026 (if possible) • Be willing to share Information on location, species, type of camera used, camera settings and be willing to talk about or provide information about your photographic process (phone photos might be great, don’t be afraid to share one) You do not have to be an expert on birds You do not have to be a professional photographer ANYONE can submit photos: Get out there and take some pictures and/or go through and submit your favorite pics of your wildlife, birding year. SPECIAL NOTE: This year we want to include a Young Birder/Photographer Category, Ages 13-21. We encourage you to mentor a young adult birder and have them send in a photo or two and join us on Jan 19th. Help us to pass on this invitation. SEND PICTURES STARTING DECEMBER 29th - January 9th Email photo files to: [email protected] Photo by Bob Clarke, Great Egret, 7.9.23 GVAS Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month.
Location: The First Presbyterian Church, 3940 27 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Each meeting begins with a poetry reading by one of our fabulous Colorado poets. Wendy Videlock, our Western Slope Poet Laureate, is coordinating poets for our upcoming programs. Sit back and enjoy! 
BIRDWALKS INFO Bird Walks are one of Grand Valley Audubon Society's most popular events and Pam Johnson is the Bird Walk Organizer. But she needs your help! Can you identify an area for a possible walk? When is a good time of year to watch the birds in this area? Click to download a BirdWalkworkSheet.docx to complete and return to Pam using the email or phone number below. She will contact you for clarification and details. Dates and times will be posted into the calendar on the website and the newsletter. She hopes to organize two walks a month. Send your suggestions to Pam Johnson at [email protected]. You can also leave her a message at 970-523-5443. Thank you for all you do to support Grand Valley Audubon Society! 
Thank You for Givingin 2025! We have raised $5,729 |
UPCOMING 2026 BIRD EVENTSDUCK DAY ON THE COLORADO RIVER
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 8:00 am Bird walk with Leader John Higgins Winter weather brings in a variety of ducks, along with more hawks, herons and Bald Eagles. We will go to three different spots. You are welcome to meet at all or some of them. At 8 am, if you want to caravan with the leader, meet at the Colorado Welcome Center in Fruita. Carpooling is encouraged. At 8:15 am meet at the Colorado River State Park in Fruita at the south parking lot of the south lake. Bring your state park pass. At 9:15 am meet at Colorado River State Park at Connected Lakes at the restroom parking lot (second left in the park.) Bring your state park pass. At 10:30 am meet at Colorado River State Park Pear Lake Section on 29 Road (not Corn Lake on 32nd Road.) The Riverside Trail parking lot is north of the river and south of C1/2 road., We will bird slow to the east on the cement path then go back to the cars. We will finish before noon. There is room for everyone. If you are mobility challenged, you are especially invited to the first two stops, since we will be birding from the flat parking lots .The third stop is a slow half mile walk on a cement trail. Everyone bring snacks and drink. Dress for the weather. There will be scopes at the first two stops. Bring yours if you want. Restrooms at all three spots. If you have never been birding or you are a new beginner, you are especially invited. No one needs to sign up, just show up! Contact: John Higgins, 520-609-2361, [email protected] TUMACNBAC: RAPTOR TRIP SERIESTUMACNBAC Raptor Trip Series - ALL TRIPS ARE FULL
Since 1987, Grand Valley Audubon has hosted raptor viewing trips from Grand Junction "to Mack and back," giving TUMACNBAC its lighthearted name. Every winter in the northwestern end of the Grand Valley, we are graced with a regionally exceptional carnivorous bird diversity. Ferruginous Hawks, Northern Harriers, Sharp-Shinned Hawks, Prairie Falcons, Merlin, and Northern Shrikes join our year-round Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Red-Tailed Hawks, Cooper's Hawks, American Kestrels, and Loggerhead Shrikes. It is also possible to see Great-Horned Owls and Western-Screech Owls in these areas, too. Every lucky year or so, we may find a Rough-Legged Hawk or two that come south enough to avoid the harsher north cold. Come meet your raptors! > Vehicles are limited to 2-3 and participants to 7. > Meet at 9 a.m. at the parking area just south of 726 24 Rd, the little white house at the west entrance into Canyon View Park. We will return between 2-3 p.m. > Dress for the weather and bring drinks, snacks, or lunch we stop to eat at the Fruita Ace Co-op. If you need binoculars, please let your leader know before the day of the trip. If you have a spotting scope, bring it along! > Registration Online: GVAS Members $10 and $15 for non-members to help support Grand Valley Audubon. Your support is much appreciated! > Leaders / Trip Dates: Registration is FULL Brett Walker - Jan 24 - FULL Nic Korte - Jan 25 - FULL John Higgins - Jan 28 - FULL Debbie Tubridy - Jan 30 - FULL Mike Henwood - Jan 31 - FULL Logan Wagner - Feb 1 - FULL
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