A Great Horned Owl sat in a canyon alcove and opened wide its beak. We could see its tongue and red, cavernous mouth. Was this a yawn?

American black bears are Colorado’s largest carnivores. Bears are intelligent. They open car doors, sliding glass doors, or door handles that aren’t knobs.

There is a large National Wildlife Refuge in Northern Colorado that is only 3 hours and 15 minutes from Boulder that offers birders, nature enthusiasts and photographers a wealth of opportunity to experience an untouched and uncrowded environment. The “gem” of Jackson County is Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).

The significance of enriched environments for indoor cats cannot be overstated. Catios, or cat enclosures, provide a sanctuary where cats can indulge their curiosity and natural behaviors in a controlled environment.

Collective data indicate a long-term and widespread decline of American Kestrel populations, including in Boulder County. To supplement investigations occurring in different parts of the U.S., Boulder County Audubon is teaming with and supporting the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute to investigate the local decline in our American Kestrel population.

Many people get excited about mountain lions, but you may want to keep your eyes peeled to see a bobcat.

We did achieve a new high for raptors on this particular survey; capped by a ferruginous hawk who soared in from the north and circled over the parking lot.

Christmas Bird Counts welcome new birders. Ashley Meadows, with Audubon Rockies, wrote about being a new birder on her first Christmas Bird Count as part of the Boulder circle. Ashely also shares tips for enjoying any Christmas Bird Count.

“We’ve got one in the net…let’s move!” We were there at a BCAS Interludes with Nature workshop to observe small mountain owls up close as they were captured and banded for research purposes.

Boulder author Stephen R. Jones has won the 2023 Nebraska Book Award for nonfiction in the “Nebraska as Place” category for Nourishing Waters, Comforting Sky: Thirty-Five Years at a Sandhills Oasis.

2021 was a disappointing year for Mountain and Western Bluebirds in Colorado. The data from our Boulder County Open Space and Boulder County Audubon bluebird monitoring combined with the data from the entire state of Colorado bluebird box surveys shows fewer bluebirds fledged in 2021 than in 2020.

Insects and Kin, in 1104 pages, is a comprehensive guide to the major orders of insects that you are likely to observe throughout Colorado’s seven Front Range life zones.

The uncommon, diminutive, and spotted skunk inhabits rocky canyons, foothills, and montane riparian habitats below 8,000 feet in elevation. It uses rocky outcrops and logs for dens and can be found near where people live.