Learn about birds at the Grand Valley Audubon Society
PreSchool Program: April-May
Science Sleuth Camp: June-July
Fall Bird Banding with 5th Graders: September - October
Along with Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO), we offer our Fall 2011 Bird Banding and Environmental Education Field Trip to 5th grade students in the Grand Valley. The program supports CDE standards for math, geography and science, and gets kids outdoors to experience the environment in a meaningful way.
A certified bird bander from Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory will conduct the onsite bird banding at the Audubon Nature Center Banding Station, explaining the scientific value of this research. An environmental educator and other volunteers lead students on a walk in the Ela Sanctuary to help them identify the characteristics of riparian habitat, as well as the bird and wildlife that live there.
The bird banding program is conducted from 9:15-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Grand Valley Nature Center, 610 Dike Road, directly east of Connected Lakes State Park.
Because of limited enrollment, with space for approximately 60 students reserved each day, it is important to book your class early.
Teachers who would like to access the Bird Banding Booklet for use in their classroom prior to their field trip at the Nature Center can access and download the Pdf file here.
Bird Banding at Spring & Fall Migration
- Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
- The Division of Wildlife
- Watchable Wildlife
- Grand Valley Audubon Society
Schools from surrounding area are invited to the
Audubon Nature Center to observe the banding of
these migrates. The program is very popular with
the fifth grade classes, teachers and parents.
The students are allowed to touch the birds and
then take turns releasing them back into the wild.
The fall of 2003 over 900 students attended the fieldtrips.
More students could have attended but the funding ran
out before the demand could be met.
