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Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival

The Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival is held every year around Mother's Day as a fundraiser for the Cortez Cultural Center.

Generally held from Wednesday to Sunday with tours every day, banquet with keynote speaker and silent auction on Saturday.

05/06/2026

The Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival kicks off at noon today. Our Raptor Tour starts at 2:00pm. There are still some great tours with space available - half day and full day. Pre-registration is required. Book signing and reception beginning at 5:00pm this evening. www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com

04/26/2026

The Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival starts in TEN days!! There are still many great tours to choose from. #7 Trail Canyon is an isolated oasis in McElmo Canyon, complete with water fall. #9 Bradfield Bridge is situated on the Dolores River and always has one of the highest species counts for the festival. #10 R121 Ranch will be visiting a new property. We're excited to see what we can find. #14 Upper Dolores River explores the entire valley, from the western ponds to the Rio Lado Wetlands. #18 Birding Echo Basin you will see a Bald Eagle nest up close along with woodpeckers and warblers. #22 Old West Mancos will see a wide variety of woodland and waterfowl species. Don't have a full day? Try one of our half-day tours offered on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lectures Weds, Thurs and Fri. Keynote banquet on Saturday!www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com

04/15/2026

Check out this blog from our keynote speaker Sneed Collard. It's a fun read. https://fathersonbirding.com/birding-festivals-of-the-west-2026/ Still lots of tour spaces to choose from! www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com

04/01/2026

Registration is now open for the 19th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival. May 6-10.

03/14/2026

The schedule and tour descriptions are now on our website. This year we are offering 22 tours. Registration is not yet open, but we anticipate it will be soon. Please read the trip descriptions so you can have your choices made before registration. www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com.

10/30/2025

Planning for the 2026 UMMV Birding Festival is well underway. Our dates will be May 6-10. We have an exciting keynote speaker lined up. Sneed Collard is a prolific author of both children's and adult books including "Birding for Boomers." Hear about how all birders can overcome obstacles to enjoy the world’s most rewarding and frustrating activity. We expect registration to open in early March. Check out our website for more information!! https://utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com/

04/01/2025

Registration is now open! https://utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com/

03/25/2025

Tour descriptions and schedule are online! Registration opening soon. Stay tuned. www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com

01/08/2025

We are proud to announce Scott Harris as our keynote speaker for this year's festival.

Scott Harris spent 17 months, chasing 53 Raptors across 34 states—his version of a Raptor Big Year. "Raptor Quest" is about his adventures, misadventures, successes and failures. From -36 degree days, to ones over 100 degrees, to getting on the bird just in time, to the frustrations of missing one by minutes. It’s about the birds—of course—but it’s also about the people he met, the things he learned and why he’s already working on his next adventure.

https://utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com/

Address

25 N Market Street
Cortez, CO
81321

Telephone

+19705651151

Website

http://utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.com/, http://cortezculturalcenter.org/

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