Winter Speaker Series
This fall and winter we will be holding our first speaker series.
To find the details Click Here
Books/Publications and Presentations
Our director, Scott Rashid gives presentations on a variety of subjects. Contact Scott Here if interested in having him at your function.
Scott has a number of presentations coming up this year. Past and present dates and locations are below.
March 14th, Bluebirds and Hummingbirds. Estes Park Community Church 6:00 p.m.
March 5th, American Kestrels, City of Louisville, 6:00 p.m.
February 3rd, Hummingbirds, Jewels of the Summer, Sylvan Dale Ranch Loveland, Colorado 6:00 p.m.
Winter 2024, Winter Speaker Series… Every Wednesday, January through February 2024.
July 30th, Live Presentation at the Sedona Hummingbird Festival in Sedona, Arizona.
July 20th, Live presentation in Longmont, CO. Barn Owl presentation.
June 25th, Live Presentation in Loveland, Colorado at High Plains Environmental Center. Owls of Northern Colorado.
February 15th, Live Presentation for the City of City of Louisville, Owls of Northern Colorado 6:30 p.m.
February 6th, 2023, Live Presentation at CSU campus inn Fort Collins, CO. Small Mountain Owls 5:00 p.m.
January 13th, 2023, Live Presentation, Owls of Northern Colorado. Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch Loveland Colorado. 6-9 p.m.
July 27th, 2022. Live Presentation, Small Mountain Owls. Sedona Hummingbird Festival, Sedona Arizona. 3:00 p.m.
July 24th, 2022. Bird Darma’s Garden Boulder 7:00 a.m.
June 14th., 2022. American Kestrel Presentation at Horse and Dragon Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO. 6:00 p.m.
June 12th, 2022. Live Barn Owl seminar, Fort Collins, CO. 6:00 p.m.
March 30th, 2022. Live owl presentation, Darma’s Garden Boulder, CO. 8:00 a.m.
February 28th, 2022. Webinar, Owls of Northern Colorado. Audubon Master Birding Class.
February 25th, 2022. Sylvan Dale Ranch: Loveland, Colorado. Owls of Northern Colorado, 7:00 p.m.
February 22nd, 2022. Webinar, Northern Goshawk, the Gray Ghost, 6:00 p.m. MST.
February 8th, 2022. Webinar, Owls of Northen Colorado, 6:00 p.m. MST.
January 20th, 2022. Owls of Northern Colorado, Estes Park, Colorado 6:00 p.m. MST.
January 13th, 2022. Small Mountain Owls, Aspen, Colorado 6:00 p.m. MST.
November 3rd 2021. Owls of the Estes Valley, Drake, Colorado 7:15 p.m. MST.
January 21st 2021. Webinar, Small Mountain Owls, Blue Mountain Audubon, Wala Wala, Washington 8:00 p.m. PST.
December 4th 2020. Webinar, Small Mountain Owls, Albuquerque, New Mexico Audubon 7:00 p.m. MST.
November 25th 2020. Webinar, Northern Goshawk the Gray Ghost 6:00 p.m. MST.
November 24th 2020. Webinar, American Kestrels (for Boulder Audubon)
November 16th 2020, Webinar, Barn Owls and American Kestrels 6:30 p.m. MST.
September 10th 2020.Webinar, Small Mountain Owls 8:00 p.m. MST.
August 24th 2020 Webinar Small Mountain Owls, Bloomfield Audubon 7:00 p.m.
August 13th 2020 Webinar Northern Colorado Owls 7:00 p.m.
August 8th 2020 Webinar, American Kestrels, Evergreen Audubon 6:30 p.m.
October 22nd 2019 Grimm Brothers Brewery Loveland, CO.
October 23rd. Chilson Senior Center, Loveland, CO.
November 9th -10th Yuba City Swan Festival Yuba City California
November 19th Estes Park Library Estes Park, CO.
November 21st Estes Park Community Center 6:00 p.m.
November 26th Boulder Audubon 7:00 p.m.
November 30th YMCA of the Rockies 4:00 p.m.
December 26th YMCA of the Rockies 4:00 p.m.
February 5th, 2020 Louisville Library Louisville CO. 6:30 p.m.
February 19th Spicewood Texas
February 20th, 2020 Travis County Audubon Austin Texas
March 14th Estes Park Community Center (time to be determined)
March 23rd Bloomfield Audubon 7:00 p.m. Bloomfield Senior Center
March 24th Boulder Audubon Boulder CO. 7:30 p.m.
April 3rd, Colorado State University
June 19th Allen’s Park Art Gallery Allen’s Park CO. (time to be determined)
Small Mountain Owls Revised and Expanded is now available! Order your Copy Here
“Exploring the World of the Barn Owl”, Scott’s book is available, Click Here to order your copy.
Below are more the published works by CARRI members.
Small Mountain OWls
This is our Director Scott Rashid’s first book. It details the natural history of the Northern Pygmy-Owl. Northern Saw-whet Owl, Flammulated Owl, and the Boreal Owls.
The Great Horned Owl and in-depth study
The Great Horned Owl is the second book by our director. It details the life of this magnificent avian predator.
Northern Goshawk The Gray Ghost
This book details the life of this deep woods hunter
Other Publications:
Rashid, S. 2022. Increasing Barn Owl and American Kestrel Numbers in Colorado. Colorado Outdoors. July/August 2022. pp. 30-32.
Rashid, S. 2021. Forest Hawks, Hike Rocky Magazine. Vol. 1, issue 3. Feb. 2021. pp. 38-42.
Rashid, S. 2020. Changing an American Kestrel (Falco sparverious) Nest box when in use. Colorado Birds. The Colorado Field Ornithologists’ Quarterly. pp.83-87.
Rashid, S. 2020. American Kestrel The Diminutive Raptor. Self published.
Rashid, S. 2019. Exploring the World of the Barn Owl (an intimate look into their secretive lives). Self Published.
Rashid, S. 2019. First nesting Boreal Owl in Rocky Mountain National Park. Colorado Field Ornithologists Quarterly. pp. 180-185.
Rashid, S. 2018. Safeguarding Boulders Barn Owls Bigger (nest boxes) is Better. Birder's guide to Conservation and Community. ABA Journal. pp.7.
Rashid, S. 2017. Exchanging an Active Barn Owl Nest Box. Colorado Birds. The Colorado Field Ornithologists Quarterly. Vol. 51. No. 3 pp. 174-178.
Rashid, S. 2017. Northern Saw-whet Owls in and around Rocky Mountain National Park. Bluebird Journal of the Bluebird Soc. Spring. 2017. pp. 18-20.
Rashid, S. 2017. Barn Owls nesting in nest boxes in Boulder County. Colorado Birds. Winter 2017. Vol 51.No.1. pp. 45-50.
Rashid, S. 2017. Northern Pygmy-Owl, The Forest Gnome. Bird Watchers Digest. Vol. 39. No. 3. January/February. 2017. pp. 38-41.
Rashid, S. 2016. Status of the Boreal Owl. CFO Journal. Vol. 50 No. 2. Spring 2016. pp. 83-87.
Rashid, S. and D. Sherill. 2016. Fall Trapping and Banding Northern Saw-whet Owls in RMNP. CFO Journal. Winter 2016. pp. 283-288.
Rashid, S 2015. Northern Goshawk, The Ghost of The Forest. Colorado Outdoors. January/February 2015. pp. 32-33.
Rashid, S 2014. Northern Pygmy-Owl, The Forest Gnome. Colorado Outdoors. March/April 2014. pp. 30-32.
Rashid, S. 2005. Small Owls of Rocky Mountain National Park. Colorado Birds. The Colorado Field Ornithologists Quarterly. pp. 17-23.
Rashid, S. 1999. Northern Pygmy Owls in Rocky Mountain National Park. C.F.O. Journal. 33: 94-101.
Rashid, S. 1999. The Forest Gnome. Rocky Mountain Nature Association Quarterly. pp. 4-5-13.