Have you ever wanted to feel like you were watching a Planet Earth documentary in real life? This is your chance to do just that while coming face to face with two iconic birds of the North American prairies: the Greater Prairie Chicken and the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Watch these wild birds display on their lekking grounds with such vivacity that they inspired the ritual dances of several Plains Indian tribes. 

On this 5-day trip, we will visit several privately owned ranches and meet the landowners who are actively protecting prairie chicken leks on their properties. Learn about techniques being used to help protect remaining prairie chicken habitat. In between, we will bird the shortgrass prairies and set out to find specialties like Chestnut-collared Longspur, Thick-billed Longspur, Mountain Plover, Ferruginous Hawk, Upland Sandpiper, Golden Eagle, and Prairie Falcon, amongst others.  

We will be staying at a combination of 2- and 3-star hotels throughout this tour. Our first night in Pueblo, we will stay at the highly rated Wingate by Wyndham. We will spend the next day birding and traveling across Colorado, later to find ourselves in Scott City, Kansas at the El Quartelejo Inn and Suites. The following day we will transfer to Wray and stay at the lovely Doc's Bed and Breakfast. On the final day we will bird our way across the prairies, reaching Denver where we will stay near the airport at La Quinta Inn and Suites. Each accommodation has been vetted for quality and assurance.   

Arrival in Denver

Transfer to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs

Transfer to Pueblo

Pueblo West

Pueblo Reservoir

Adobe Creek Reservoir

Transfer to Scott City, KS

Lesser Prairie Chicken lek

Birding the prairies

Transfer to Doc's Bed and Breakfast in Wray, CO

Greater Prairie Chicken lek

Pawnee National Grassland

Transfer to Denver, CO

Transfer to airport

Departure