2019 Registration
We recommend you select all of your choices on this website and then visit the registration site.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT available until April 28
Field trips meet at various locations. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for an on-time departure.
Link to Field Trip & Activity Descriptions
Color Key: Festival Event Field Trip Workshop Seminar
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Friday, May 17
| ID | Time | Trip |
| F1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Ethnobotany & Wildflowers Hike, Aiken Canyon Preserve |
| W1 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Photographing Birds, Bear Creek Nature Center |
| F2 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Bugwatching Walkabout with Mile High Bird Club, Fountain Creek Regional Park, |
| F3 | 5:00pm – 7:30pm | Fountain Creek Regional Park, Bird Walk |
| F4 | 5:30pm – Midnight | Manitou Experimental Forest, Flammulated Owls |
| F5 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Swifts, Falcons, & Garden of the Gods, Geology Hike (see S10) |
| Sem1 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | “The Origins of Birds—the Dinosaur Connection,” Bear Creek Nature Center |
| F6 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm | Bug Blacklighting with Mile High Bug Club, Fountain Creek Regional Park |
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Saturday, May 18
| ID | Time | Trip |
| S1 | 6:00am – 9:30am | Corral Bluffs, Bird Hike (see Su1) |
| S2 | 6:00am – 11:00am | Chico Basin Ranch, Bird Walk/Banding (see Su2) |
| S3 | 6:00am – Noon | Aiken Canyon Preserve, Bird Hike (see Su3) |
| S4 | 6:00am – Noon | Horse Creek Ranch, Bird Walk |
| S5 | 6:00am – 1:00pm | Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Ovenbird / Hermit Thrush Hike |
| S6 | 6:00am – 1:00pm | Brett Gray Ranch, Bird Walk (see Su5) |
| S7 | 6:30am – Noon | Clear Spring Ranch, Bird Walk (see Su6) |
| S8 | 7:00am – 8:00am | Hummingbird Banding – Session 1, Starsmore Visitor & Nature Center |
| S9 | 7:00am – 10:00am | Fountain Valley School, Bird Walk (see Su9) |
| S10 | 7:30am – 9:30am | Swifts, Falcons, & Garden of the Gods, Geology Hike (see F5) |
| S11 | 8:15am – 9:15am | Hummingbird Banding – Session 2, Starsmore Visitor & Nature Center |
| S12 | 9:00am – 11:30am | Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Geology Hike |
| Sem2 | 9:30am – 10:30am | “Hummingbirds,” Starsmore Visitor & Nature Center |
| S13 | 11:30am – 2:00pm | Chico Basin Ranch, Lunch with Ranch/Ecology Tours |
| W2 | 12:15pm – 1:30pm | “Deepen Your Observation Through Nature Sketching,” Bear Creek Nature Center |
| S14 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, “Behind the Scenes” Bird Tour (see Su12) |
| Sem3 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Raptor Identification, Bear Creek Nature Center |
| W3 | 2:00pm – 4:30pm | “Bird Sounds Decoded,” Fountain Creek Nature Center |
| Noon – 2:00pm |
US Air Force Academy Falconers, Fountain Creek Nature Center |
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| BB | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Birds & Brews Happy Hour – Fountain Creek Nature Center
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Sunday, May 19
| ID | Time | Trip |
| Su1 | 6:00am – 9:30am | Corral Bluffs, Bird Hike (see S1) |
| Su2 | 6:00am – 11:00am | Chico Basin Ranch, Bird Walk/Banding (see S2) |
| Su3 | 6:00am – 11:00am | Aiken Canyon Preserve, Bird Hike (see S3) |
| Su4 | 6:00am – Noon | “Protect the Peak Initiative” Bird Hike, Teller County |
| Su5 | 6:00am – 1:00pm | Brett Gray Ranch, Bird Walk (see S6) |
| Su6 | 6:30am – Noon | Clear Spring Ranch, Bird Walk (see S7) |
| Su7 | 6:30am – Noon | Kiowa Creek Ranch, Bird Walk |
| Su8 | 6:30am – Noon | Jimmy Camp Creek Park, Bird Hike |
| Su9 | 7:00am – 10:00am | Fountain Valley School, Bird Walk (see S9) |
| Su10 | 7:00am – Noon | Venetucci Farm & Pinello Ranch, Bird Walk/Banding |
| Su11 | 8:00am – Noon | Manitou Lake Recreation Area, Bird Walk |
| Su12 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, “Behind the Scenes” Bird Tour (see S14) |
