Brewster Ridge Field Trip
Schedule
Sun Apr 07 2024 at 08:00 am
Location
Colorado Welcome Center | Fruita, CO
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Brewster Ridge Field TripApril 7th, 2024, with Logan Wagner
Details:
Let's go birding! This trip will explore the borderlands of Mesa County on Brewster Ridge and the Utah State Line. Way out past the edge of development, Brewster Ridge boasts an interesting arrangement of bird species. One surprising species that can show up occasionally is the Long-Billed Curlew, a shorebird that looks well out of place in the desert. Curlews visit the grass-topped ridges between April and May on their route north. This outing can also turn up some of our summer sparrows like the Chipping, Sagebrush, Brewer's, Vesper, and Black-Throated sparrows. Sage Thrasher, Western Meadowlark, Pinion Jay, and Loggerhead Shrike are all welcome sights on the great stands of borderlands sagebrush and grassy-topped juniper ridges.
Logistics:
This will be a half-day trip from 8 am to 12 pm.
We will meet at the Fruita CDOT Rest Area to carpool at 8:00 am: Fruita Welcome Center https://maps.app.goo.gl/SQ1qdTGic7PUWuYP6
Bring binoculars and come prepared to do a few easy walkabouts around the borderlands.
This is a free bird walk with no participant capacity limit. Donations are accepted at audubongv.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate
Contact [email protected] for questions.
Cover Photo: Bob Clarke (April 2019)
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Where is it happening?
Colorado Welcome Center, 340 Hwy. 340,Fruita,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
