North Star Birding: Songs of Breeding Birds

in partnership with Pitkin County Open Space & Trails

This outing will focus on birding by ear during prime breeding season when singing is at its peak. Highlight species at this location include:  Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, various waterfowl, Yellow Warbler, Lincoln’s and Song Sparrows, Tree and Violet-green Swallows, woodpeckers, and more.

This class requires advanced registration to ensure appropriate planning for the field experience. Participants must register by 5pm on the day prior to the outing.

This class meets at the South Gate parking lot, 2.1 miles from the intersection of Main/Hwy 82 and Original Street (paraglider’s parking lot). There are no restroom facilities at this location.

About the Instructor:

Rebecca Weiss is a Naturalist specializing in birding, botany, and interpretive program development. She came to ACES as a Summer Naturalist in 1993, and later directed the Naturalist Field School and worked with ACES’ Naturalist Programs. She guides for ACES’ Birding Program outings and is a professional writer and consultant. Rebecca is the author of Birds of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. She holds a BS in Biology and a MA in Environmental Education, and loves exploring the natural world with her husband, Austin, and their children, Anders and Elsie.