Marvelous Moths of Boulder County with Pam Piombino

Friday, July 24, 2020

7:45 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

No cost, limited to 8, RSVP to Pam Piombino

Leaders: Pam Piombino, piombino.pam@gmail.com

Please join Pam Piombino for an evening introduction to the “night butterflies” of Boulder County, CO. Why moths? They are major and undervalued pollinators, they are major food sources for bats, birds, mammals (including bears!), reptiles, spiders and other insects. They are often as beautiful as their day-flying cousins or incredibly cryptic. There are tens of thousands of species, making them one of the most diverse life forms on the planet.

This evening is timed to be part of an annual event, National Moth Week, during which citizen scientists from around the world put out special lights to lure moths to white sheets. Our findings will be shared with major online biological databases. You will help document diversity, seasonality, distribution and variability. Please no pets, no nets.

Where to Meet: Details will be provided to those who RSVP.

Birds of Sawhill Ponds with Jack and Ryan Bushong

Sunday, May 31, 2030, 7 a.m.-10  a.m.

Free, limit 23

Leaders: Jack and Ryan Bushong

Walden and Sawhill Ponds are fantastic this time of year.  Shorebirds are migrating through the ponds and marshes of this lovely wildlife area. We may find Marbled Godwits, Short and Long-billed Dowitchers, Long-billed Curlews, Whimbrels, Phalaropes, Sandpipers, Ploves, Ibis, Avocets or Black-necked Stilts.  The ponds should also feature Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teals as well as a host of other ducks that haven’t yet left.  As a bonus, it is also the peak of migration for Broad-winged Hawks.  Plus warblers have started showing up, including Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, and almost anything else.

Where to Meet: Meet at the Cottonwood Marsh (Walden Ponds) parking lot off of 75th Street.  Bring the usual gear, good walking shoes, hats, water, snacks, scopes and binoculars.

Join the Denver-Boulder City Nature Challenge 2020 and help us show the world how biodiverse the Denver-Boulder region is by documenting as many plant & wildlife observations as you can on iNaturalist during the four-day BioBlitz! Please observe any local restrictions but as this is an individual or family activity, you can do this even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BioBlitz: April 24-27, 2020
Species IDs: April 28-May 3, 2020

Its easy:

• Download the free iNaturalist app & create an account.

• Get outside & take photos of insects, wildlife, & plants

• Upload to iNaturalist with a species name, location & date

You can also learn more about the global City Nature Challenge.