BCAS Articles

Fluctuating Numbers of Wintering Raptors Reflect a Cold Northern Winter and a Locally Fractured Environment
Conservation, Monitoring Stephen Jones Conservation, Monitoring Stephen Jones

Fluctuating Numbers of Wintering Raptors Reflect a Cold Northern Winter and a Locally Fractured Environment

Since 1983, volunteers with the Boulder County Nature Association have monitored winter raptors. Volunteers driving six survey routes throughout the plains of Boulder County detected more wintering raptors during 2018-19 than had been seen during any previous fall-winter season (15 October-15 March) of the 30-year study.

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Reflections on a First Season of Bluebird Box Monitoring
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Reflections on a First Season of Bluebird Box Monitoring

This summer was a first for me; my family and I volunteered as Wildlife Monitors for the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring Program! Once every week or so, after breakfast, we would head out to the beautiful Bald Mountain and set off through the trees to check on the bird boxes and record observations.

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