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Boy how time flies! We celebrated two great milestones this week: as of September 19 we've had our young female bald eagle for ONE FULL YEAR! It's remarkable to see how much she's changed in just 12 short months. Secondly, our page crossed the 3000 "likes" mark! 😁Thanks to all our friends and supporters for following our educational work and attending our events. Tomorrow at our Open House there will be a short presentation on the front porch at 11:45 AM. Our female bald will be front and center, so bring your camera, and dress in layers!
Yay, FALL! Check out this wonderful photo that REF friend and neighbor in Brighton, Dan Lass, took earlier this week. We should all rise at dawn to enjoy such a lovely view! Don't forget about our Open House on Saturday, September 23rd. We hope to see many of our friends and neighbors there, and the weather should be comfortably-cool.
Yesterday we held the last of our scheduled raptor ID courses for the year, "Buteos in Bad Light." Designed for intermediate and advanced raptor watchers, Karen Metz once again provided an exceptional experience. Teaming with REF's Curator Anne Price, Karen's carefully compiled images gathered from more than three decades of monitoring raptors, coupled with REF's live specimens, helped the attendees increase their raptor identification IQ. Half of those in class were raptor monitors for Colorado Parks & Wildlife or U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. We typically hold several classes each year at our facility for beginners, all the way up to experts. Let us create a seminar or class for your bird group! Call us at 303-680-8500. Thanks to everyone supporting our educational mission!
This afternoon I dropped by the Commerce City, Colorado nest to see if my luck in sighting the parents would hold. The adult female was near the nest, but as I started shooting video from the north side, the only view had many branches and poor lighting. Over the next hour I made my way to a better perspective and finally recorded some nice close-ups. She was enjoying the nesting tree in very pleasant temperatures, barely above 70 degrees. Colorado was feeling the cold snap that was preparing to dump snow in the high country of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The Fall equinox approaches, and next weekend we have our Open House! Don't miss it; come by and see how much our young female bald eagle has changed in the past year. Admission is free, but please RSVP so we may plan for refreshements! www.usaref.org/openhouse/ THANKS!
September 10, I dropped in to see if the Commerce City eagles were around, and much to my delight the male was there. This was the first time in a few weeks that the haze and smoke did not totally obscure the scene. Even the Front Range of the Rockies was visible, albeit with a hazy curtain to look through. Two days ago, you couldn't see the mountains at all!
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