Chico Basin Ranch Birding: All Dates 2025

Chico Basin Ranch Birding

Address: 22500 S Peyton Hwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80928

Each ticket is valid for 1 day only, from 7am to 1pm. 

The only areas accessible to birders are: The Banding Station, Headquarters Pond (not including behind the gate by HQ building), Rose Pond (There may be a rope at the access to Rose Pond, consider this a gate, unhook it, drive through and re-hook it)

***2025 Spring Updates***
To get to the banding station, take the second right once you’re on the ranch, about one mile from the entrance. Note that the waving cowboy no longer marks the turnoff.

Construction will be ongoing through May at the banding station, though it should be relatively quiet in the morning hours.

·Additionally, the new lessees have not mowed a path around the Russian olive grove, so watch your step.

·Lastly, there will be a few goats and the manager’s friendly dog roaming around the parking area.

·Go get some birds!

BANDING STATION WILL BE CLOSED ON MAY 19TH

All proceeds from ticket sales will go to maintaining the birding lease with Chico Basin Ranch and continue our relationship with with them so future birders will get to enjoy this amazing area.

When checking out, you do not need to save your credit card information if you don’t want to. 

All sales are final. Tickets are non-transferable.

Events can only be canceled by Aiken Audubon. In the rare case that an event could be cancelled by Aiken, we will email attendees the night before to let everyone know to check their emails by 6am to see if there is an official cancelation announcement. Events cancelled by Aiken will be refunded within 72 hours, monies could take 5-7 business days to return to your account.

Aiken appreciates everyone's patience with this system and the new process for birding Chico Basin Ranch. We ask that you follow all posted signs and rules to ensure that we are welcome to bird this land in the future.