About Us
The Denver & Front Range chapter of the Feminist Bird Club is a community space where birding and social justice come together. Our goal is to create a more inclusive and accessible outdoors while bringing light and support to equity and justice issues.
Join us at monthly outings to discover more about the world of birding and share your love for the outdoors, while meeting friends along the way. No experience or equipment is needed for our outings, we provide binoculars, field guides, and learn from each other on bird identification at each event.
Upcoming Events
All outings require registration unless noted otherwise.
This helps us keep a balance of leaders to participants and ensures we don't crowd the trails.
All event registration occurs on our Eventbrite Page.
Land Acknowledgement
The Denver Front Range primarily sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Tribe, the Ute Mountain Tribe, the Southern Ute Tribe, and the Northern Ute Tribe. We also recognize the 48 federally recognized tribal nations and other unrecognized tribes that are historically tied to the lands that make up the state of Colorado. This was a site for trade, gathering, and healing for numerous tribes. We honor Elders of the past, present, and future. We recognize that government, academic and cultural institutions were founded upon and continue to enact exclusions and erasures of Indigenous Peoples. It is our collective responsibility to disseminate knowledge about past and present Native peoples and respect their history pre and post-colonization. May this acknowledgment demonstrate a commitment to working to dismantle ongoing legacies of oppression and inequities and recognize the current and future contributions of Indigenous communities in Colorado.
For more information on Native lands:
The purpose of a land acknowledgment is to recognize the indigenous peoples that were the original stewards of the land we live on and indigenous people that still and will continue the work of preserving Native cultures. It is important to understand the history of the land you live on and continue to learn. We must all actively know how that history has brought us here to this place and the context of your being here. You are on indigenous land. Land acknowledgments do not exist purely in historical context because colonialism is ongoing in the present and will impact the future.
Meet the Team
FBC Denver is run by three women passionate about birds, accessibility and community.
Andrea (Andie) Carrillo (she/her)
Favorite bird: Harpy Eagle
Andie started the Denver & Front Range chapter in June of 2022 with the goal of creating a welcoming environment for birders of all backgrounds and identities. The idea of starting a chapter came from previous poor experiences with other birding clubs and not seeing other young Latinas in the outings she joined. FBC was the perfect avenue for inclusive birding along the Denver Front Range. She is proud of the work of the chapter leadership team, the growth the chapter has had in the last few years, and the community that she has helped garner. She is especially proud of the high level of activism members exhibit when we come together to help with a social cause. Outside of FBC, Andie works in zoological research. She enjoys walking around town with her dog, lifting weights, and getting tattoos.
Jane Lee (she/her)
Favorite bird: Blue Jay
My name is Jane Lee and I love birds! A few years ago, my partner’s coworker took us bird watching in Littleton, Colorado. She was able to use just her ears to identify over 30 different birds! I was inspired by her skills and fell in love with these mini dinosaurs right away. I lived in a trailer with my partner for a year. We hiked around the Rocky Mountains and it was the perfect classroom for me. I studied field guides and saw over 100 different birds in Colorado. I struggle with depression and anxiety, and birding brings instant calm to my mind and body. I love guiding walks and info dumping fun facts whenever I can. I’m really proud to be a part of the Feminist Bird Club community and I’m excited for our future outings and events!
Lexie Sierra-Martinez (she/her)
Favorite bird: Turkey vulture
Lexie has been a lifelong nature nerd, but discovered birding roughly 8 years ago after starting a career in natural resources in Colorado. Her obsession of birding quickly evolved but she had difficulty finding a like-minded community. After years of thinking there weren't many other birders like her, she heard about the Feminist Bird Club and learned there was more diversity in the birding world than she realized. In 2020, Lexie reached out to FBC to start a Denver chapter to build a more inclusive community in the Front Range. Together, she and Andie created the Denver/Front Range chapter and quickly discovered there were many people with similar stories who were craving community -- the rest is history! Lexie enjoys working with beginner birders and sharing her knowledge of not only birds, but plants too. Outside of birding, you can find her going to concerts, snuggling her pets, and spending time with her family.