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A Birding Big Year in a Small Valley

Aspen and its environs are home to more than 150 avian species; two local birders set out to view as many of them as possible in 12 months.

07/14/2020 By Rebecca Weiss Photography by Mark Fuller

Wing It

Local Birds, By the Numbers

Fact checking the Roaring Fork Valley's feathered friends.

05/22/2019 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Know Who Goes There

Song Sleuth Puts Birding at Your Fingertips

A collaboration with noted ornithologist and illustrator David Sibley, the app has a sophisticated sound-monitoring system for identifying wildlife.

05/24/2017 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Raptor Audience

How to Spy on Birds? Pitkin County's Osprey Cam

The Emma ospreys have returned for the season to their nest near Highway 82 in Basalt.

02/01/2016 By Todd Hartley

At Altitude

The Thrills of Birding in Aspen

Here in the land of hard-core mountain sports, a more decorous outdoor endeavor is taking flight.

10/22/2015 By Michael Miracle