A Spotted Towhee sings from a flowering shrub.
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News, stories, updates, and more from Audubon Rockies.
Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

News, stories, updates,  birding information, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Sandhill Crane.
Sandhill Crane Migration & Courtship
April 15, 2020 — Spring is in the air, and that means two things for Sandhill Cranes...
Explore Birds
A Western Meadowlark sings.
Birds Are What Hope Looks Like to Us
April 07, 2020 — A coronavirus update from our executive director.
Closeup of a male Western Tanager. Photo: Janet Stevens/Audubon Photography Awards
The Palma Habitat Hero Garden
March 20, 2020 — A small native garden provides habitat for birds in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Native Plants
Greater Sage-Grouse displays at sunrise. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies
Sage-Grouse Season Is Upon Us
March 18, 2020 — In sagebrush country, the show goes on.
A Habitat Hero planting event at Kiowa Creek Ranch in September of 2019.
New Habitat Hero Grant Announced
February 25, 2020 — CSU researcher lands National Science Foundation grant to encourage planting of native plants
Native Plants
Colorado River.
Colorado Thrives When Our Rivers Do
February 21, 2020 — Plus, an invitation to join our webinar on healthy rivers.
Western Waters
Rocky Mountain National Park.
Legislative Water Priorities in 2020 for Colorado’s Rivers, Birds, and People
January 23, 2020 — Policy priorities for the 2020 Colorado legislative session.
Western Waters
Marsh Wren.
Marsh Wren
January 20, 2020 — A musically talented marsh-dweller.
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Golden Eagle.
Golden Eagle
January 13, 2020 — King of the Birds.
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Burrowing Owl.
Introducing Our 2020-2022 Strategic Plan
January 11, 2020 — Our goals and actions for the next three years.