FALL MEETINGS

NEW THIS YEAR! Each meeting will begin 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!

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​Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Program: Birds of Aspen and The Roaring Fork Valley Field Guide

​Social : 6:30-7:00 pm
Program: 7:00-7:30 pm
​Presented by Mark Fuller and Rebecca Weiss

Poetry by a Colorado poet will be presented before the program.

Mark Fuller and Rebecca Weiss will present their revised field guide, Birds of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley: A Guide to Birds and Their Habitats from Independence Pass to Glenwood Springs, including the Crystal and Frying Pan Valleys.

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​Date: Monday, November 20, 2023
Program: eBird App Usage

Poetry by a Colorado poet will be presented before the program.

eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you find and seamlessly link observations with eBird – a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource helps you keep track of your birding activity, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from a mobile device to your eBird account on the web.

Click here for The Daily Sentinel article: Apps to help you make the right birding call

UPCOMING BIRDWALKS - WE WILL START IN THE FALL

GVAS SEPTEMBER FUNDRAISER
​ORDER PABLO'S PIZZA ONLINE
ALL SEPTEMBER!

Order your pizza online from the Grand Junction Pablo's Pizza and donate to Grand Valley Audubon Society for the month of September. Funds raised will help us host our Annual Bird Banding and Bioblitz events later this month!
ORDER ONLINE! https://pablospizza.com/
319 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Thank you Pablo's!

FALL BIRD BANDING – SEPT. 18 - OCT. 13

Join Us for Super Saturday on September 23rd!

The public Bird Banding Day is Sept. 23rd from 7:30 - 10:30 am at the Audubon Nature Preserve. See how many species of migratory birds are caught, counted and banded by experts. Audubon Nature Preserve is located at 610 Dike Rd. in Grand Junction.

​On the same day join the GVAS Bioblitz, from 8am - noon. A BioBlitz  is a “big day” where expert and novice naturalists alike set out to photograph and identify as many different species as possible in a given area for a day.
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Audubon Nature Preserve is located at 610 Dike Rd. in Grand Junction.

​New Dimensions Class – Field Trip to the Fall Bird Banding Station

Monday, September 25th, 2023
Time: 8am-10am
Connected Lakes State Park
25 participants max
More specific details will be sent to participants
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The epic journey of bird migrations is one of the most remarkable phenomenon in our natural world. Each fall, here in Connected Lakes State Park, a bird banding station, (one of thousands) is set up to capture, band and release migratory songbirds that pass through the Grand Valley. Much of what we know about migration comes from the tiny aluminum anklets banded birds wear on their travels. You will witness migration in a new way with a visit to the bird banding station. We will be up close to these wild birds as a bird biologist takes us through the process of capture, banding and release and how bird banding aids in deep scientific research and bird conservation. You might even have the opportunity to hold and release one..it’s magical.

Register at: https://registration.newdimensionsgj.org/

LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL?
​WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!
Let us know – ​email us at gvas.executivecoordinator@gmail.com