What Are Your 2014 Colorado Birding Goals?

[Chris Rurik]

Cobirders --

In the spirit of the New Year spread before us, I am curious how Colorado's birders intend to learn more about the state's bird life in 2014. What are your goals for the new year?

Yes I am interested in listing goals if people are willing to share, but I am much more interested in goals related to bird habits, natural history, diet, distribution, etc. as well as coverage of "under-birded" areas, year-round focus on certain patches and connections to other aspects of the natural world. I think if we are all aware of what everyone else is trying to accomplish and learn, we can multiply our understanding and enjoyment of CO's avifauna exponentially.

Here are mine:

- Continue to focus on Denver County. Find new micro habitat. Go carbon-free as often as possible. See more species than 2013. Try to correlate migrant distribution with habitat corridors.

- Continue to learn CO tree species and watch which species prefer which trees.

- Go birding in Elbert County.

- Do a carbon-free Big Day.

Good birding to all,

Chris Rurik

Denver, CO

(currently Tacoma, WA)