February 4 (Thursday).  Board Meeting. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Monthly Board Meeting to be held at the National Seed Storage Lab, 1111 S. Mason St. (map).  Read minutes of past board meetings

February 6 (Saturday). Field Trip.
Boulder Area Birding.  Leader: Walter Szeliga.  Join Walter Szeliga for a leisurely morning of birding around Boulder County. We'll go where the birds are! Meet at Walden Ponds, and we'll go from there. If there is open water on the reservoirs, we'll check it out. If not, we'll bird the foothills, feeders, and riparian strips. Dress for the weather, expect to do some carpooling, and get ready for lots of fun. RSVP not required, but welcomed: contact Walter Szeliga by e-mail for meet details: Walter.Szeliga@colorado.edu.

February 11 (Thursday).  Program.  7:00 p.m.
Columbine Room, Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia (maps).  Co-meeting with Northern Colorado Native Plant Society— The Buzz on Colorado Bees.  Have questions, concerns about, or encouragement for the bees in your yard? Whitney Cranshaw, entomologist and professor with Colorado State University, will make an informative overview presentation on Colorado bees (and some wasps) at the co-sponsored meeting of the FCAS and the Northern Colorado Native Plant Society on Thursday, February 11. Primary topics covered will include bee recognition, life history, and habits. Learn steps that can be taken to encourage and conserve some bee species. Informal discussion is invited! Whitney also has authored several books and will have available for sale two of his books: Garden Insects of North America ($25) and Guide to Colorado Insects ($15). Before the evening presentation, Buzz on Colorado Bees, Douglas Kibbe, Region 15 Coordinator for the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas II, will give a brief Power-Point update on the status of the Project in 2009.

February 12-15 (Friday-Monday). Great Backyard Bird Count.
Connie Kogler reminds us that the 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, co-sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, takes place February 12-15. Individuals, families, schools, and organizations are asked to count birds at birdfeeders, in backyards, at local parks, or in other locations. Report your tallies either online through the Bird-Source Web site, http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc, or go to www.wbu.com/fortcollins and download the count list, manually fill it out, then bring it to Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop, 3636 S. College. The data will be entered and you will receive a free bag of seed!

February 14 (Sunday).  Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Bird Survey. 7:00 am.
Meet at 7:00 a.m. FCAS performs a monthly bird census for the city of Fort Collins. All levels welcomed and encouraged! Leader: Denise Bretting (dbretting@swloveland.com, work: 669-1185, or home: 669-8095).

February 14 (Sunday).  Field Trip.
Small Nocturnal Montane Winter Owls. Leader: Nick Komar. Co-leader: Eric DeFonso, yoericd@yahoo.com or 970-472-1761. (Note: This trip is scheduled during President's Day weekend.) Join us as we head out into the winter night to find northern saw-whet owls in Rist Canyon and boreal owls at Cameron Pass. Both species begin their courtship calling in mid-winter and therefore should be as easy to detect. We'll be looking and listening for these birds from the road primarily. This is a great opportunity to learn new things about these mysterious birds that live near us year-round, yet so few people ever actually experience. We will meet at 8 p.m. at a location to be deter-mined, and plan on returning around 2 a.m. Car-pooling will be required to reduce potential impacts on the owls as they enter their breeding season as well as simply ease transportation. If the weather is uncooperative our backup day may be two weeks later, on Saturday, February 27.

February 20 (Saturday). Legislative Workshop.
Join us for the joint Audubon/Sierra Club 2010 Legislative Forum! Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Place: First Plymouth Church, 3501 S. Colorado Boulevard, Denver The Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD) and the Enos Mills Group of the Sierra Club invite you to attend the 2010 Legislative Forum. Audubon Colorado Lobbyist Jen Boulton and Sierra Club Legislative Committee Chair Gary Lindstrom will discuss the 2010 session’s environmental bills. We’ll hear from speakers on several key issues, and at lunch we’ll talk with several Colorado legislators. The cost is $12 per person in advance, $15 at the door. To register in advance, call the ASGD office at 303-973-9530.

March 4 (Thursday).  Board Meeting. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Monthly Board Meeting to be held at the National Seed Storage Lab, 1111 S. Mason St. (map).  Read minutes of past board meetings

March 6 (Saturday). Putnam Science Carnival.
Parents! Kids! Save the date! Putnam Science Carnival Saturday, March 6 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Come see: Robots, rockets, fer-rets, bird olympics, raptors, make high-speed video magic, play with Little Shop of Physics, make silly slime, race a cock-roach, tour our haunted house of lasers, and much, much more! For more information please email/call Wendy Mosher wmosher@psdschools.org (970) 488-7744 $2 per person or $10 per family.

March 11 (Thursday).  Program.  7:00 p.m.
Columbine Room, Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia (maps).  Scott Rashid, Author, “Small Mountain Owls”

March 14 (Sunday).  Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Bird Survey. 7:00 am.
Meet at 7:00 a.m. FCAS performs a monthly bird census for the city of Fort Collins. All levels welcomed and encouraged! Leader: Denise Bretting (dbretting@swloveland.com, work: 669-1185, or home: 669-8095).

March ?? Field Trip.
Specific date TBA. Gull Identification Workshop. Leader: Nick Komar, quetzal65@comcast.net, or 416-7527. Meeting place and time TBA. Join us as we take a closer look at the numerous gulls that grace our area in the cold season. Gulls can be challenging to identify, but they have the benefit of being easy to find and generally cooperative. We may visit one or several lakes and reservoirs, depending on recent gull activity.