Birding Man Adventures

02/07/2025

The wonders of La Fortuna and Volcán Arenal.

02/05/2025

Stoked to be running a birding trip to Costa Rica this week! In addition to seeing many great birds, we are learning about the history of this beautiful country and how it became one of the most eco-conscious countries in Latin America.

01/21/2025

The Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) is a small, energetic songbird with a short tail that’s often cocked upward. Despite its diminutive size, it has a big personality and an incredibly loud, complex song - often described as a cascading stream of notes that can last for several seconds. Found in dense undergrowth of forests, this bird is a master at staying hidden, especially in the winter when its not singing regularly. Finding a Winter Wren in the middle of winter is particularly special because it showcases their remarkable resilience. While most small insectivorous birds head south to escape the cold, Winter Wrens tough it out. Spotting one amidst snow-draped landscapes is like encountering a spark of life and warmth in the heart of winter’s chill.

01/14/2025

Winter snowshoe hikes are the bee’s knees!

01/09/2025

Join us next Wednesday, January 15th at 6 pm MST for a webinar detailing specifics for this year’s Ecuador and Galápagos Islands trip. Meet local guide Sandra Morocho and learn about how your participation on this trip helps support smallholding farmers and forest conservation in Ecuador. Please email [email protected] for registration link.

01/05/2025

Happy National Bird Day!

12/26/2024

Join us this April on our 2025 lek trek prairie grouse extension. See details at the link in bio or email [email protected] for more information.

Have you ever wanted to feel like you were watching a Planet Earth documentary in real life? This is your chance to do just that while coming face to face with two iconic birds of the North American prairies: the Greater Prairie Chicken and the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Watch these wild birds display....

12/23/2024

The Abert’s Squirrel is a shy, tassel-eared squirrel found exclusively in Ponderosa woodlands throughout the southwestern United States. In Colorado’s approximately 2 million acres of Ponderosa woodland, we find a unique melanistic or solid black subspecies (one I still have yet to take a decent photo of). The tufts on the ears tend to grow longer during the winter, keeping the ears insulated and warm.

12/17/2024

Loads of fun to participate in the Denver Christmas Bird Count this past Saturday with and ! Our mountain tract didn’t offer a huge diversity of birds this time of year, but we still saw some good stuff. Pictured here are Brown Creeper, Pygmy Nuthatch, Townsend’s Solitaire, Spotted Towhee, and two photos of an American Goshawk. Thanks to everyone who participated (and to those who will participate) in this long running tradition.

12/13/2024

Got my first Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) east of the Rockies on a recent DFO field trip led by David Suddjian. Thanks, David!

Although fairly common where we were birding near Pueblo, Bewick’s Wrens have become extremely scarce in the east, ostensibly because of House Wren expansion with the increased availability of nest boxes. House Wrens will remove other bird’s eggs from nest cavities, and the Bewick’s Wren may have been one of its regular victims in the east.

11/27/2024

Check out this video of Birding Man’s first trip to Ecuador this past October (link in bio). We teamed up with to provide an immersive nature and culture experience that directly supported smallholding landowners and the important conservation work they are doing to protect birds and their habitats.

11/22/2024

Thank you and for inviting me to speak at your chapter’s monthly meeting. It was lovely to meet so many of you and to present such positive news on Bald Eagle restoration and recovery on California’s Channel Islands. I’d also like to thank Dr. Peter Sharpe for providing much of the data presented and the for continuing to do such important wildlife research.

11/02/2024

One of my favorite photos from this Fall’s shorebird migration: a pair of Black-necked Stilts in flight at Lagerman Reservoir.

10/31/2024

Join us this February on a journey to Corcovado National Park - a place National Geographic called the most biologically intense place on Earth! See trip details at link in bio.

Birding and wildlife tours from Denver and Boulder, Colorado

10/29/2024

Fun tour enjoying some fall birding with and family!

10/24/2024

Here are three owls we found on our recent trip to Ecuador. The video shows a Mottled Owl who was perched just outside our cabins . The second photo shows an Andean Pygmy-Owl we were lucky to spot in the Cayambe-Coca National Park and the third photo shows a Black-and-White owl spotted near Mindo.

10/19/2024

Fun Beak and Talon tour with and her husband Brian. We had a great morning with 8 species of raptors including Golden and Bald Eagles, Red-tailed and Ferruginous Hawks, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Northern Harrier, and a Great Horned Owl! Colorado is a mecca for birds of prey, even in the colder months.

10/10/2024

Spectacular day ! Gracias por todo lo que hacen por la conservación de la naturaleza.