Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable.

The most common raptor in Eagle County is most likely the osprey. As you drive through the county you will see their nests on the top of many trees, poles, power poles, and athletic field lights. Beginning in September or October osprey began wintering in the southern states, but they migrate back...

It’s time! Bears are coming out from their long winter naps. Typically bears hibernate from November through mid-March, and they wake up hungry. Most commonly, male bears (boars) are the first to emerge from their dens, followed by females (sows) without cubs. Lastly, usually in late April, females...

Animals in any environment have many essentials for survival. Two are obvious and are needs that we have. The need for food and water. Many don’t consider other essentials that are very much like the needs humans have. Those include cover from the elements, cover from predators, protection for...

Are you one of the 59 million people who feed birds? If yes, you are involved in the second most popular hobby after gardening. Feeding wild birds has been an American tradition for more than 100 years. It is estimated that Americans spend more than $12 billion annually on wild bird food, feeders,...

We in Colorado are lucky. Our state has 44 Congressionally designated Wilderness Areas covering over 3.7 million acres, including three in Eagle County – the west side of the Eagles Nest, the Holy Cross, and a small portion of the Flat Tops Wilderness Areas. In neighboring Summit County lies the...

If you live in Eagle County, you’ve made your home in black-bear habitat. Black bears (Ursus americanus) have lived in Eagle County and our adjacent Wilderness Areas since long before the first pioneers arrived. Today, these beautiful and complex creatures share their habitat with an...

This year I have become even more convinced that much of the wildlife in Eagle County and other areas of the state is declining. I have been unable to get hard data to prove it, but I have a lot of anecdotal reports from friends, fellow photographers, and regular citizens who have observed the same...

Most of us love dogs and cats. I have one of each, and they are great companions and valued members of my family. But, unless we take a few simple precautions, house pets can have a significant negative impact on the natural environment.Both cats and dogs are invasive species in Colorado. They are...

One popular television program was CSI. The forensics crime drama ran on CBS for 15 seasons. Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) was a whodunit scenario where law enforcement personnel would collect, preserve, document, and analyze evidence found at the scene of a crime. Forensic specialists would then...

Ecosystems are biological communities which consist of many organisms interacting in a specific physical environment. Humans are often considered the non-native species with the greatest impact on our environment. We make an impact locally, but also globally. Many of those global impacts can be...