Birds and Beans: Bear Creek Greenbelt (Co-sponsored trip with DFO)

08/24/2025 07:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Admission

  • Free

Location

Bear Creek Greenbelt

Summary

Enjoy relaxed birding and coffee at Bear Creek Greenbelt

Description

This is a co-sponsored trip with Denver Field Ornithologists. Registration is on the DFO page. Registration will open at 12 Noon on 8/3/25.   Click here to view the event registration page

Join this field trip through Bear Creek Greenbelt's stream, woodland, and grassland habitats. After birding, all participants are invited to enjoy an optional social hour at a nearby coffee shop. We will bird for about 3 hours and have coffee for about 1 hour.

 

**Note that Bear Creek Greenbelt is a free park and is *not* the same as the paid Bear Creek Lake Park.

 

Bird List: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1773406/bird-list?m=8

 

Who Should Come: All effort will be made to ensure this is an inclusive outing. All types of people and all levels of experience are welcome. Jordan loves birding with folks who are new to the hobby!

Accessibility Info:

-Distance: ~2 miles

-Trail: gravel, packed dirt, or pavement; can be muddy weather depending

-Slope: steep in two or three spots, otherwise mostly flat

-Bathrooms: permanent restroom building and two portable toilets

-Resting spots: two benches early in the route

-Turnarounds: one spot to return early for those who can’t go the whole time

-Wheelchair rating: very good on the west side with wide, paved trails; leader will adjust route based on needs of participants If you have a question or concern not addressed here, contact the leader and he'll be happy to help.

This trip is led by Jordan Gerue. 

 

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.