Private Full-Day Tour in Colorado
Pawnee Birdwatching & Wildlife Adventure
Discover the hidden gem of the Pawnee National Grassland, where wide-open prairies provide a haven for rare grassland birds, raptors, & seasonal migratory species
Price per Group:
$495
Tour Features
Length:
Group Size:
Highlights:
Full-Day Tour / 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
1 – 4 Guests
Birdwatching ● Wildlife Spotting ● Rare Birds ● Photography ● Grassland Birding
Length: Full-Day Tour / 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Group Size: One to Four Persons
Highlights: Birdwatching ● Wildlife Spotting ● Rare Birds ● Photography ● Grassland Birding
About Pawnee Birdwatching & Wildlife Adventure Full-Day Tour
Colorado has more to offer than just mountains. In fact, about one third of Colorado’s land area is shortgrass prairie. This rapidly disappearing ecosystem is best experienced in Pawnee National Grassland, a 193,000 acre expanse of protected open space in northeastern Colorado. Here we will search for some of Colorado’s most iconic grassland bird species: Mountain Plover, Chestnut-collared and Thick-billed Longspurs, Long-billed Curlew, Cassin’s, Grasshopper, and Brewer’s Sparrows, Ferruginous and Swainson’s Hawks, and the Colorado state bird, the Lark Bunting. A visit to Crow Valley will provide opportunities for migrant passerines.
Tour Itinerary & Details
Meeting Point
Hotel pickup and drop off available within most Denver and Boulder metro locations. If outside of pickup radius, contact us to arrange convenient meeting location.
What’s Included
Private door to door transportation, professional guide, lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available upon request), snacks, water, binoculars, spotting scope.
Nature & Wildlife On This Tour
Birds: Mountain Plover, Chestnut-collared and Thick-billed Longspurs, Long-billed Curlew, Grasshopper, Savannah, and Brewer’s Sparrows, Lark Bunting, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson’s Hawk, Prairie Falcon, American Kestrel, Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, Burrowing Owl, Loggerhead Shrike, and Common Nighthawk
Mammals: Pronghorn antelope, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Coyote, Badger
Reptiles and Amphibians: Prairie Lizard, Many-lined Skink, Greater Short-horned Lizard, Bullsnake, Prairie Rattlesnake, Coachwhip, Ornate Box Turtle, Great Plains Toad, Woodhouse’s Toad
Pawnee Birdwatching & Wildlife Adventure Tour Reviews
This tour is a MUST DO! Ryan is such an accommodating and salt of the earth kind of human. He did not disappoint! We hiked out to an amazing vista with breathtaking views all around for a wonderful picnic, stopping to appreciate the abundance of wildlife the Rocky Mountains has to offer along the way.
This is hands down the best guided tour our family
has ever been on. Ryan’s personality, charisma and abundant kindness made it feel as though we were all family.
Best bird tour we ever took. Ryan’s knowledge is unsurpassed. We saw Golden eagles, Swainson’s, Red tail, Burrowing Owls, waterfowl, and loads of songbirds…52 species in one day. Thanks!
My wife and I had an absolutely fantastic experience on the Beak and Talon tour! Ryan helped us learn SO much in just the one adventure. Aside from getting us so close to six species of mesmerizing raptors, Ryan is such an experienced, fun, informative, and hospitable guide. Usually the thought of spending the entire day in the car with a complete stranger would make us shy away from an experience like this, but Ryan was so genuine and interesting to speak with the time truly flew by.
Any adventure with Birding Man I would confidently say is an experience you wouldn’t want to miss!
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