This field trip is co-sponsored with the Boulder Philharmonic as part of their Musical Hikes program.

Limit 20, RSVP to trip leader to reserve your spot after 6:00 pm on Monday May 8. Early registration is not accepted.

Trip Leader: Dave Sutherland, dsutherland4747@gmail.com https://www.davesutherland.co/

Participants must follow CDC and State of Colorado and Boulder County Public Health guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants must also follow individual field trip leader requirements, such as fully vaccinated status to register and/or wearing masks when in close proximity. And, PLEASE stay home if you are feeling unwell.

Mozart had a pet starling. Sibelius identified personally with swans. Beethoven, Handel and Vivaldi all wrote duets for nightingales and cuckoos, and Dvorak is said to have written the song of the Scarlet Tanager on his shirt cuff. Join naturalist Dave Sutherland at a bird watching hot spot on the Bear Canyon trail to explore ways that composers of classical music have captured the essence of birds. Beautiful bird-themed musical selections and amazing bird viewing guaranteed. This program is jointly sponsored by the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boulder County Audubon Society.

For more information about the Boulder Philharmonic, please visit their website:  https://boulderphil.org/ 

Learn more about Dave Sutherland's "Music and Nature" hikes with Boulder Audubon and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. https://www.davesutherland.co/nature-in-music

Where and when to meet: Meet at 8:00 AM at the neighborhood access point to Bear Canyon trail – a google map search for Bear Canyon Trailhead or 1520 Bear Mountain Drive in Boulder will get you there. Free parking is available along the street.