Volunteer Opportunities

Field Projects

Tasks/Committees/Boards:

With the spring field season only a few weeks away, it's the perfect time to get involved with new projects. Here are a few possibilities:

Conservation committee

• Help us remain an effective voice for Boulder County's wildlife and wild places. Open position.

Education committee

• Join us in planning our BCNA field classes and publishing the education brochure. Contact Carol Kampert (303-499-3049) or Carol Schott (303-530-9108).

Ecosystem stewardship initiative

• Serve on the organizing committee for this new ecosystem monitoring project. Contact Steve Jones, 303-494-2468; stephen.jones@earthlink.net. Click for more about ecosystem stewardship.

Ecosystem symposium

• Help with registration and hospitality at this year's conference. Contact Steve Jones, Joyce Gellhorn and Jan Carnes.

Newsletter

• Help edit and design the quarterly newsletter. Contact Steve Jones: 303-494-2468, Rebecca Hill.

Field Projects:

Volunteer projects make up a large part of BCNA activities. During a recent year, 120 volunteers contributed over 2700 hours on 18 BCNA projects.

Current field projects include:

• Boulder County Avian Species of Concern On May 6, 2001 more than 40 volunteers gathered to plan fieldwork for the BCNA avian species of special concern nest site monitoring project. Volunteers will be stalking least bitterns at dawn at Sawhill Ponds, listening for ovenbirds in Panther Canyon, and hiking into the high country to glimpse black swifts darting through roaring waterfalls.

  Everyone can help out with the effort. If you see any of the following species during the breeding season (roughly June-July), please send me a note or e-mail specifying species, location, habitat, and breeding behavior observed.

  American Bittern, Least Bittern, Northern Harrier, Northern Bobwhite, Common Barn-Owl, Long-eared Owl, Burrowing Owl, Black Swift, Bank Swallow, Red-headed Woodpecker, Lewis's Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Veery, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Sage Thrasher, American Redstart, Hooded Warbler, Ovenbird, Lark Bunting.

  To find out more about these birds, check out the Boulder County Avian Species of Special Concern.

  For more information contact Steve Jones, 303-494-2468, or email at stephen.jones@earthlink.net
   

• Cliff Nesting Birds of Prey Volunteers are needed yearly from March - July to monitor nest sites in Boulder County. Contact Lisa Dierauf, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Boulder OSMP, 720-564-2014.

• Indian Peaks Bird Count Since 1982, the Indian Peaks Bird Count is the only four season bird count in Colorado. The 7.5 mile radius count circle is centered west of Nederland, CO. Elevations range from 7,000 to 13,500 feet. Data are used to track bird populations and conserve critical bird habitat. For more information contact: Dave Hallock or Bill Kaempfer.

• Wintering Raptor Survey Boulder County one of the hottest spots in the state to observe over-wintering raptors. They fly down from the north to feast on our voles and prairie dogs. BCNA has been counting these raptors for over 15 years. These data have been used for a variety local government projects including the City of Boulder's Prairie Dog Management Plan. We published a report in the Spring 1997 edition of the Colorado Field Ornithologists Journal. This report and updated data graphs are also available on this web site. For more information contact Sue Cass (303)494-5345, or Jim McKee.

  Maps and forms for volunteers participating in the Winter Raptor Survey (click)

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