When I moved to Colorado, I was excited to see new Western bird species and it didn’t take long to add my first bird of Colorado. The excitement occur...
November 9, 2022
'In all things of nature, There is something of the marvelous.' – Aristotle Everyone I know falls in love with this funny, tiny little bird called the...
October 20, 2022
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-bluebirds-among-us-gallery' view='carousel']The Bluebird carries the beautiful color that cheers our soul. – John Burrough...
August 11, 2022
Not only through an amazing experience of watching a bird or animal does one develop a “reverence for all life.” One of my birding friends and I were ...
May 5, 2022
The uniqueness of the Ruddy Duck makes it so enduring to everyone who is watching this special duck. – Paul A. Johnsgard One of the many bird species ...
April 21, 2022
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No one really knows a Bird until he has seen it In flight - A wonder of nature— John Terres January has been an interesting month for seeing lots of d...
February 3, 2022
Water is the most Important element For life – Anonymous Don Marsh, an excellent local birder, was out birding at the viewpoint near the marina in Rid...
December 1, 2021
All good things are wild and free – Henry David Thoreau I am always amazed and fascinated when I see the Rough-legged Hawk. This hawk is so different ...
November 11, 2021
Bird banding has long been an important technique for identifying individual birds, to keep track of them and learn how birds travel and live. The tec...
October 7, 2021
A necessary scavenger that Performs a task that nature Deemed them best equipped To fulfill – Alfred "Bud" Starling The Turkey Vulture is among the mo...
August 11, 2021
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July 11, 2025
Heavy smoke and haze choked Ouray County for a second straight day Friday as a series of wildfires churned through tinder-dry trees and brush in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Colora...
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City halts production after public backlash over size, appearance of wayfinding signs
July 9, 2025
Ouray business owners and residents threw up a symbolic stop sign in front of the city council on Monday, urging city leaders to pause or altogether abandon plans to install dozens of new wayfinding s...
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July 9, 2025
The crowd cheers as a fire department tanker truck sprays the wet side of the street during the July 4 parade in Ouray. Ouray Tourism and Destination Marketing Director Kailey Rhoten said cellular dat...
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Leaders pull from multiple sources to cover $300,000 tab, look to replenish emergency fund
July 9, 2025
Ouray County is scraping together money to pay for emergency repairs on County Road 361 while looking for ways to replenish its emergency fund in anticipation of other disasters. During a work session...
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Council OKs bathhouse design contract; pipeline replacement, heat exchange system on tap this fall
July 9, 2025
A series of much-anticipated upgrades to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is coming together, with the city beginning infrastructure replacements this fall and searching for ways to pay for building a new b...
