Colorado Politics

Democrat Shannon Bird to step down from Colorado legislature to campaign full-time for Congress

State Rep. Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat, said Sunday that she plans to resign from the Colorado legislature next ...
Colorado Newsline

Shannon Bird to resign from Colorado Legislature to focus on congressional race

Colorado state Rep. Shannon Bird will resign from the Colorado Legislature to focus on her run for the 8th Congressional ...
The Aspen Times

Avian influenza ‘in the general area’ of Pitkin County

As Colorado winter bird migration carries the risk of avian influenza exposure to wildlife and domestic animals, officials ...

Colorado Rep. Shannon Bird will resign seat to prioritize run against U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans

State Rep. Shannon Bird will resign from the Colorado legislature next month as she turns her focus to securing the ...

Colorado winter bird migration carries increased risk of avian flu exposure to wildlife, domestic animals

Colorado Parks and Wildlife expects an increase in wild birds infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza during late ...
Colorado Hometown Weekly

Louisville becomes 7th Colorado community to get Bird City designation

Louisville received the Bird City designation as part of a national program run by environmental nonprofits that recognizes ...

Why you might see an increase in sick and dead waterfowl in Colorado

"This strain of HPAI has the potential to cause large-scale die-offs in wild bird populations as we progress into winter," ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Colorado’s Cutest Wintertime Feeder Friends

The dark-eyed junco is one of Colorado’s classic winter visitors — the “snowbird” that many people first notice once cold ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado’s winter birds are ‘extraordinary survivors’ that grow ‘snowshoes,’ build snow caves and stash thousands of seeds

Winters in the Colorado Rocky Mountains can be long and formidable. Before the snow flies, thousands of birds migrate each ...
Vail Daily

Colorado’s state veterinarian is warning producers about emerging disease concerns

The Colorado Department of Agriculture and state veterinarian issued a warning for livestock and poultry owners on Thursday, Oct. 16, as concerns around New World screwworm and highly pathogenic avian ...