Summer Speaker Series: Scott Rashid

Join us at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park for our summer speaker series, which will take place on the third Thursday of the month from June through September. Doors open at 6 PM with free bites and drinks provided! Our second speaker is the renowned Scott Rashid, who will share about his extensive work with Barn Owls and American Kestrels. Scott is the Director of the Colorado Avian Research and and Rehabilitation Institute (CARRI), where he researches and rehabilitates injured birds of all types, with the exceptions of waterfowl and shorebirds. Scott has been passionate about owls ever since the early 1980s and has been involved in wild bird banding and rehabilitation for many years. He has authored several books about owls and goshawks and is also a skilled artist! 

During the presentation Scott Rashid the Director of CARRI will discuss the reasons for the species’ decline and what his organization is doing to help the birds increase their numbers. You will see never-before-seen videos and photographs of Kestrel and Barn Owl courtship activities, feeding their young, the growth of the young and what the young do after they leave their nests. 

Join us for a wonderful presentation about these two native Colorado raptors!