The tiny town of Karval (population 30) is inviting you and all your adventurous and bird-loving friends to the Mountain Plover Festival this weekend.
Unlike a typical festival, this one gets attendees involved in an intense way - the entire festival boards buses at 6 a.m. and heads out to private land to see Native American ruins, one room school houses, historic ranches, lots of wildlife and to search for the elusive Mountain Plover.
The Mountain Plover is a rare bird that makes its nesting grounds on the dryland farming ranches in this area of Colorado. The bird begins arriving in Colorado’s Eastern Plains in early April.
Plovers find the short grass prairie and fallow fields in the area to be excellent nesting grounds.
The festival runs through April 27 - 29. Admission begins at $50. Learn more about the event here.