Don't miss the chance to meet both eagle species native to Colorado at the 13th Annual Eagle Festival at Barr Lake State Park. Starting at 11:00am in the nature center's lecture room REF will provide their Eagle Summit program. Q/A session will follow along with great photo opportunities.
October 11, 2025 at the Barr Lake Nature Center. This class sells out quickly. Early Bird discounts available now. Karen Metz began monitoring raptors for bird conservation organizations and agencies […]
We always look forward to attending the meeting of Colorado's citizen scientists who volunteer their time and talents to monitor a variety of raptors in Colorado State Parks.
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