Rockies

Audubon Rockies Blog

Stories about birds and their conservation from the Audubon Network

Burrowing Owl. Photo: Madison Roberts/Audubon Photography Awards

Welcome to the Audubon Rockies Blog, your source of news, information, and stories about birds and their conservation and Colorado and Wyoming! If you'd like to contribute a post, send us an email!

The Art of Photographing American Avocets
Blog

The Art of Photographing American Avocets

By Arrow Myers

Make your photos stand out with these tips.

Hermit Thrush
Bird Of The Week

Hermit Thrush

By Keith Bruno & Weminuche Audubon Society

Singer of one of the most beautiful songs in the forest

We Are the River
Western Rivers Initiative

We Are the River

By Dave Showalter

May 2019 Western Water Newsletter

Ruddy Duck
Bird Of The Week

Ruddy Duck

Bird of the Week: Learn about this flamboyant waterfowl

Gillmor Sanctuary, the Inland Port, and the Line Between Them
Gillmor Sanctuary

Gillmor Sanctuary, the Inland Port, and the Line Between Them

By Heidi Hoven, Ph.D.

A hopeful update on Audubon’s role in this critical Great Salt Lake conservation issue

Speaking up for Birds
Policy

Speaking up for Birds

By Evan Barrientos & Daly Edmunds

Audubon members in Colorado learned how to lobby their legislators at Getting Green Laws 2019.

Greater Yellowlegs
Bird Of The Week

Greater Yellowlegs

By Keith Bruno & Weminuche Audubon Society

Bird of the Week: Learn about this long-legged shorebird

Falxa Ranch Designated an Important Bird Area
Conservation Ranching Initiative

Falxa Ranch Designated an Important Bird Area

By Dr. Jackie Canterbury

An Audubon chapter explores important sagebrush-steppe habitat.

Spring Is Here, It’s Time to Get Outside!
River News

Spring Is Here, It’s Time to Get Outside!

By Abby Burk

March 2019 Western Water Newsletter

The BLM Sage-Grouse Records of Decision
Sagebrush Ecosystem Initaitive

The BLM Sage-Grouse Records of Decision

By Daly Edmunds

What you need to know

How you can help, right now