Roaring Fork Audubon Archives

Locations: Columns, Opinion Published Aug. 25, 2021

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Work on this gorgeous mural designed by Garbiela Mejia will begin on Saturday, Sept. 4. The mural depicts local species of birds and plants and also encourages pet owners to keep their cats indoors to protect both the birds and the cats. To donate to the cause, you can send a check to the Roaring For Audubon Society (P.O. Box 1192, Carbondale, CO 81623). Courtesy photo.

En español

By Nancy Peterson

Special to The Sopris Sun

I was birding at the Carbondale Nature Park with my mentor, Roaring Fork Audubon Society Chair Mary Harris. I mentioned the wonderful National Audubon Society’s bird murals in New York City. “Wouldn’t it…

Scuttlebutt/Calendar - June 3, 2021

Three local youths, aged 11-15, entered the Colorado Birding Challenge held on May 8. This is Colorado’s version of the Global Big Day, which celebrates World Migratory Bird Day with more than 100 countries joining in an international bird species count! Reports from sightings around the world are sent to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon to help give scientists a picture of what happens to our birds during migration. It also serves to raise awareness and appreciation of the amazing journey these birds undertake each year. The Youth Team representing Garfield County gathered pledges from friends and family, met at 6:30 a.m. and spent 11 hours outdoors to find as many species as they could! They were cautioned not to expect to win because our valley has far fewer species migrating through or arriving to breed than the Eastern Slope does. The Youth Team was fine with those odds, knowing they were helping to raise funds to protect Colorado’s crucial Prairie Chicken habitat. Garfield County’s team counted a total of 84 species and won the Youth Division for the entire state of Colorado! In addition to the pledge money they raised, the team received $1,000 in prize money to donate to a Colorado conservation organization of their choice. Who says kids can’t make a difference? From left to right: Shawn and George; Sarah and Katie; Mary, trip leader; Maddy, whose mom, Rachel is taking the photo. Caption by Mary Harris.

Traffic alert

Signal replacement works begins on June 7 in Carbondale (where Highway 133 meets Meadowood Drive and Village Road) and in Glenwood Springs (where Highway 82 crosses 11th Street and 14th Street). Motorists should plan for single lane closures with side street impacts through December.… read more →

Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published Apr. 14, 2021

La migración más grande del mundo

Calandria Cejas Naranjas. Foto por Shep Harris.

Por Mary Harris, Roaring Fork Audubon
Traducción por Dolores Duarte

La migración más grande de animales en el mundo está llegando a Norteamérica. Una parte de esta migración pasará justo por el Valle Roaring Fork; y para nuestra suerte, muchos se quedarán a reproducirse, ¡la mayoría de ellos regresan… read more →

Locations: Columns, News Published Apr. 7, 2021

The world’s largest migration

Western Tanager. Photo by Shep Harris.

By Mary Harris
Roaring Fork Audubon

The world’s largest animal migration is coming to North America! A portion of this migration will pass right through the Roaring Fork Valley; and, lucky for us, many will remain to breed, most of them returning to the very same habitat patch where… read more →

Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Jan. 27, 2021

Lynx tolerate recreation, but rely on limited habitat

Canada lynx, similar in size to bobcats, are specially adapted to life in the snow, with large feet and long hind legs. Photo by Ted Wood.

On Feb. 4, Lucretia Olson, ecologist for the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the United States Forest Service (USFS), will present her research on lynx in Colorado as part of Naturalist Nights. This local series is hosted by Wilderness Workshop, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and Roaring Fork… read more →