Birding Festivals
Some tips for wildlife viewing include staying quiet, wearing neutral colors, never feeding or baiting, and keeping a safe distance; a good rule for distance is to hold out this appendage and have it cover the animal completely.
What is your thumb.
Young bighorn sheep are called this, and they can usually be found alongside the ewes, or females, in herds of varying sizes.
What are lambs
During the fall months as bears try to layer on the pounds before winter, black bears will need to consume approximately how many calories per day.
What are 20,000 calories
Around the front range, this elusive yet abundant species is often confused for it's bigger relative the lynx. The lynx typically has a larger hindfoot, shorter tail, with less distinguishable spots.
What is the bobcat
The town of Lamar in eastern Colorado hosts a festival every year in February to celebrate these large migratory birds before their journey north.
What is the High Plains Snow Goose Festival
The weight of a bighorn sheep ram's horns at full curl can weigh up to this much.
What is 30 lbs
Black bears are not true hibernators, but instead experience a lower heart and metabolic rate triggered by conditions such as ambient temperature and food availability. This period of deep sleep can be as short as one night, or last the season.
What is Torpor
This species offers a nice pelt to experience at a touch table, with its thick, fluffy, soft tail, which it uses to aid in balance and as a cover to protect from cold nights.
What is the fox (4 species exist in CO - Gray, Red, Swift, and Kit foxes)
This species of hummingbird, common in CO, is often mistaken as a Ruby-throated hummingbird, due to its similar colored throat.
What is the Broad-tailed hummingbird
With great eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell they are well adapted to avoid predation, but a complex 4 chambered this is another example of an adaptation that allows them to feed quickly while still gaining necessary nutrients from their vegetative diet.
What is a stomach
Colorado Springs and Woodland Park, aka Area 14, is ranked second amongst the state areas for bear conflicts with 734 reports in 2020. This unsecured item is still the number one cause for bears getting into trouble.
What is trash
Much like your random neighbor that had to have theirs removed a few months ago, all species of deer lack this organ.
What is a gallbladder
Although Monte Vista now lies just outside of the SE Region, this annual festival is considered an amazing, natural spectacle featuring a bird with its oldest known fossil dating back 2.5 million years.
What is the Sandhill Crane
Bighorn sheep have what two special features on their hooves to ensure secure footing during their precarious cliff navigation, climbing, and jumping.
What are split hooves with rough bottoms to provide natural traction
While unsecured trash, birdfeeders, and other attractants around the home are often the leading causes of bears getting into trouble, breaking into these unsecured vessels are quickly becoming a frequent issue in our area.
What are vehicles
A male and female rabbit are called by these terms commonly used for another species.
What are a "buck" and a "doe"
Baby rabbits are called "kits or kittens"