Evergreen Audubon & Nature Center
Local chapter of the National Audubon Society
Spring has always been variable here in Colorado’s Front Range, and as a result, predicting where the birds will be is always a bit of a guessing game. Well, eleven Evergreen Audubon guessed well and showed up bright and early on Saturday March 28 to bird Barr Lake at Barr Lake State Park, and they[…]
Winter months can be a fantastic time for viewing waterfowl along the Front Range, but opportunities can vary with our wild winter weather. Warmer temperatures can mean more open water, especially on shallow reservoirs, offering opportunities to see species that prefer those conditions, compared to streams and riparian habitat. On Saturday, February 21, 12 Evergreen[…]
The wonders of winter waterfowl, and many other birds, were on display on Saturday, January 31, when Evergreen Audubon Birders walked Northern reaches of the South Platte above Denver. Read on to find out more, get excited about all the great bird walks we are scheduling, and go out birding!
In what is becoming an Evergreen Audubon tradition, our Saturday, September 13, 2025 Annual Nestbox Build once again surpassed previous builds! Our crack team of woodworkers cut parts for 90 chickadee/nuthatch boxes, 65 bluebird boxes, 20 Flicker boxes, and 30 Robin platforms, for a potential total of 205 boxes. These parts were then prepped and finalized[…]
On Friday, May 9, 2025 ten early-rising Evergreen Audubon Members met at 6:45 am at Denver Audubon’s Chatfield Nature Center to visit the spring banding station run jointly by Denver Audubon and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (BCR). This banding station operates every spring to track northward bird migration. Visits provide the opportunity to observe[…]
The sun and blue skies must have inspired our Evergreen Audubon volunteers and nestbox customers because over two days we sold almost all the nestboxes we constructed back in September 2024. Literally, there were fewer than 10 left of all types!
Winter through Spring along several Northern sections of the South Platte River can provide great birding. In particular stretches from 64th and York Streets toward the Denver Wastewater treatment Plant and beyond, south of 74th Street to the confluence of the South Platte River and Clear Creek, and 78th Street north along the South Platte[…]
It’s almost March, so that can only mean one of our most fun events, Evergreen Audubon’s Nestbox Sales are at both of our local King Soopers! On the mornings of Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, 2025, we will be selling the nestboxes to the foothills community and we would love to have your help.[…]
