I recently posted my ten favorite reasons to garden in Colorado. This got me to thinking about how much I love birding here too. It’s true, we’re not a Cape May, Monterey, or Rio Grande Valley, but 493 species of birds have been sighted here. Only six states* have more.

Having a lot of birds to see is certainly a good reason to bird in Colorado, but it’s not the only one. Since today is 11/11, I’m posting ten more reasons I’m thankful that I can bird here, bringing the total to… eleven! (more…)