[cobirds] A Really Big Night with Ted Floyd

This trip is brought to you by Boulder County Audubon and is part of our fundraising series, "Interludes with Nature".  These trips underwrite our Teen Naturalist Camp Scholarship Program.  We send 3-4 promising young naturalists to either Hog Island Audubon Camp, off of the coast of Maine, or to the American Birding Association's Young Birder Camp in the Colorado Rockies.

"A Really BIG Night" with Ted Floyd

• June 1, 2018 08:21pm - 05:33am
 

Friday night, June 1, sundown at 8:21 p.m., til sunrise, 5:33 a.m., June 2

5 Spots Remain. Limit:  12 people

Donation:  $50, with snacks and caffeine provided!

Reservations:  Piombino.pam@gmail.com   Please read the cancellation policy at the bottom of this list.

Note:  This trip is NOT for the faint of heart nor weak of knee!!  See below.*

This has to be the most unique Interludes trip that we have ever offered.  The Boulder birding community knows Ted as a consummate ornithologist, erudite writer and master of birdsong.  This trip will take place right after the full moon, so you will have good lighting later in the evening.  You will be birding at a great time for hearing and possibly seeing owls and will be surprised how many other families of birds call during the night.  Attuned ears will hear bats to bullfrogs and grasshoppers to grebes.

Henry Beston, writing in the early 20^th Century:  "Our fantastic civilization has fallen out of touch with many aspects of nature, and with none more completely than with night.  Are modern folk, perhaps, afraid of night?  Do they fear that vast serenity, the mystery of infinite space, the austerity of stars?  Having made themselves at home in a civilization obsessed with power, which explains its whole world in terms of energy, do they fear at night for their dull acquiescence and the pattern of their beliefs?

*Before you say, "yes" please consider that we will be walking many miles through mosquito infested marshes and on steep mountain trails in the dark.  NO artificial lighting allowed.  This trip is ideal for people who are adventurous, fit and mildly insane.  

Cancellation Policy:  We require full payment within a week of the email indicating that you intend to reserve a spot.  If you have to cancel, there will be a $20.00 fee.  If you cancel less than three weeks before the event, the money will only be refunded if the spot can be filled, but there will still be a $20.00 fee. Please consider it a donation for the fine work that Boulder County Audubon does and how much work it is to arrange these trips and keep track of the attendees.

·         PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THESE OUTINGS WITH THE CLASSES OFFERED BY OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION BOULDER COUNTY NATURE ASSOCIATION!! (BCNA)

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