Better Birdwatching

09/14/2026

Saturday, September 19, 10AM-6 PM
Oktoberfest Above the Clouds at Memorial Park in Woodland Park
Better Birdwatching will be at the event selling and signing Mountain Birds books .
Enjoy music, food, refreshments, and fun at the foot of America's Mountain
with a Bavarian-style Oktoberfest celebration.

Bavarian style fun in the Mountains We can’t wait for you to join us at this year’s Oktoberfest celebration. Hosted in Woodland Park, Colorado we believe there is not a better place to celebrate and take in the natural beauty of an authentic Colorado mountain town. Nestled at the baseContinue Re...

09/12/2026

Read my September words on birds article in the pikes Peak Courier about the gray catbird

My favorite local birding spot is Manitou Lake. Many unique birds can be seen around the lake and if you hear meows coming from the wetland, it is surely a catbird and not a feline. I have seen the gray catbird a few times here and there around Teller County, even a migrant in the […]

09/08/2026

Read my early September Take a Hike article in the Pikes Peak Courier about the Horn Fork Basin.

Destination hikes provide motivation for hiking excursions, like a trip to a summit or alpine lake. While Bear Lake is the terminus for this route, the trek up Horn Fork Basin is a long and rewarding journey that becomes the destination. The wonderful trail into the basin is well maintained and begi...

09/07/2026

Bird Walk, Saturday, September 12, Littleton
Front Range Birding Co., 10146 W San Juan Way #110
9:00-10:30 AM- Guided Bird Walk
Walk for about one mile along South Platte River in Waterton Canyon. Learn to identify birds by sight and sound and about the trees and plants where birds live. Meet at the store. SPACE LIMITED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED. To register call the store at 303.979.BIRD(2473).
10:30 AM-12:00 PM-- Author & birding expert Joe LaFleur will be in the store signing his Mountain Birds books and answering your questions about birds.

09/05/2026

Ready to sell some mountain birds books at the Colorado Farm and art market at Margarita at the Pines restaurant in Colorado Springs, from 10 AM to 2 PM, come on by!

09/04/2026

Saturday, September 5, 10 AM-2 PM
Colorado Farm and Art Market, Margarita at Pine Creek, Colo. Spgs.
Better Birdwatching will be at the event selling and signing Mountain Birds books .

09/04/2026

Ready to sell some mountain birds books at the Hummingbird market in Georgetown, at Strause Park on sixth Street from 10 AM to 3 PM, come on by!

09/03/2026

Trying a new event this year, a great fit for me, the "Hummingbird Market" on historic Sixth St. in Georgetown, Colorado. I will be selling and signing Mountain Birds books there, on Friday September 4 from 10 AM-3 PM.

Georgetown's Hummingbird Market on historic Sixth Street takes place when four species of hummingbirds are in Colorado. The market will be a mosaic of Colorado-proud food artisans and exceptional one-of-a-kind handcrafted items.

08/24/2026

Saturday, August 29, Bird Walk and Program, Mueller State Park
8:30-9:45 AM- Bird Walk. Meet at the Elk Meadows Trailhead. Learn how to identify local birds by sight and sound, while also learning about the plants and trees where birds live.
10:00-11:00 AM- Audiovisual Bird Program. Meet at Visitor Center. Learn to identify common breeding birds of the park by sight and sound.

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08/22/2026

Selling some mountain bird books at Old Colorado City craft fair next to Bancroft Park and the farmers market, here until 2:00 PM, come on by!