Louviers and Dupont Open Space Birding (Co-sponsored trip with DFO)

Founded in 1908 as the company town for a DuPont dynamite factory (closed in 1980s), Louviers ("Loo-VEERS") today is a leafy haven of quiet streets and numerous songbirds, woodpeckers, flycatchers, and other species, both migrants and summer residents. Bluebirds nest in a row of bird boxes during the breeding season. Birds visit feeders and yards of bird-loving residents and inhabit lush woods and meadows in DuPont Open Space along Plum Creek. Wood Ducks also breed in woods around off-limits pond refuge (fenced but viewable). We will walk for 3 to 4 miles on paths that are either hard surfaces or hard packed dirt. There are a couple of moderate hills, and the path can be uneven in the woods. Bring water, snacks and sun protection, and dress for the weather (including long pants for grassy open space woods). There is a bathroom in the parking lot where we meet.

This trip is led by Julia Gwinn and Angela Grun

Meet at DuPont Park in Louviers, CO. Directions: Take Santa Fe Drive (US 85) south to C-470 -- or C-470 to Santa Fe/85 exit. Continue south 6.5 miles on Santa Fe / US 85 to Louviers exit ("Louviers" sign on right just past semi-trailer yards). Turn right onto West Louviers Avenue, which becomes Main. Continue 1.5 miles on Main, crossing 2 RR tracks and winding down across Louviers bridge over Plum Creek into town. Stay left past grassy triangle. Where road ahead begins to climb right, turn left at DuPont Park sign and drive along wooden fence to parking lot. 

To register for this trip, click here to visit the registration page on DFO's website. Please note you will need to create an account on the DFO website to register for the trip.