Colorado Beginner Birding Class
Public Half-Day Tour in Colorado
A welcoming, beginner-friendly birdwatching class designed to help you build confidence using binoculars, spotting birds, and identifying species with simple, memorable techniques — all in a supportive small-group setting along Colorado’s beautiful Front Range.
What You’ll Learn:
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use binoculars with confidence
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find and observe birds effectively
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identify birds using simple, memorable techniques
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use digital tools to document your sightings
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practice ethical birding habits
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be more mindful and present while birding
Price per participant:
$70 per adult
$40 per child (ages 8–15)
Tour Features
About Colorado Beginner Birding Class
This introductory birding class is designed to help new birdwatchers build the skills and confidence they need to enjoy birds anywhere. We’ll begin with a hands-on lesson covering binocular use, how to find birds, and what to look for when identifying them, then head into the field for guided practice along an easy, scenic Front Range trail. With a small group, personalized instruction, and plenty of time to ask questions, you’ll learn at your own pace and experience the excitement of spotting some of Colorado’s most familiar and charismatic species. No experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
Tour Itinerary & Details
Meeting Point
Upon registration, your guide will contact you directly to provide meetup details
What’s Included
Professional guide/instructor, binoculars (if needed), spotting scope to share, field guides and other learning materials
Nature & Wildlife On This Tour
Birds: Possibilities include Canada Goose, Cackling Goose, Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Dipper, Bushtit, Blue Jay, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Townsend’s Solitaire, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, among others.
Colorado Beginner Birding Class Reviews
If you’re a birder of any level (or are just bird-curious), I highly recommend this! We had an incredible time. During our half-day trip we viewed 41 different species of birds. Ryan knows birding in this area incredibly well and was easily able to customize our trip for our preferences. He is also extremely knowledgeable — I learned a TON about birds but also plants and other wildlife. Lastly, he’s just a friendly and fun person to be around, and I enjoyed hanging out with him for the day. Will undoubtedly be back for another tour!
Whether you’re a seasoned birder looking to up your game, or just looking to get into the birding hobby, Ryan will leave you feeling thoroughly satisfied. Even being a regular at Colorado parks, I still was taken to areas I would never have found on my own. While birding was the main focus, other wild life, plant life, geology, and local history knowledge were part of this amazing tour.
I had a great half-day experience with Birding Man, showing me the birds in the Front Range of the Rockies. Ryan is friendly, personable, and adapts well to the customer’s expectations. Ryan’s knowledge of the Colorado fauna, flora, bird calls, and their migratory habits was so interesting! This experience inspired me to take my own birding up a level.
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