Earlier this week I birded in western Fremont County where I saw 2 Juniper Titmice in the pinyon-juniper habitat at the BLM Texas Creek Recreation area. In the same location I also had a Yellow-rumped Warbler, though it was in a pinyon pine tree. Interestingly they were in junipers in a dry wash. I usually stop at this dry wash when I bird this area as I usually find interesting birds in and near it. I expect that the titmice were there because the junipers are healthier due to the accumulation of run-off into the wash providing more moisture for vegetation, especially during the severe droughts we have had. I suspect the warbler was migrating down from it's higher elevation breeding area and used the wash for the same reason--more insect food in healthier trees and other vegetation due to accumulating run-off. Interesting how important these dry wash features appear to be, at least in southern Colorado.
I had one American Dipper in the Arkansas River and an Osprey perched in snag above the river near Cotopaxi. Also had 3 bighorn sheep ewes and 1 lamb feeding feeding next to the highway in that area. I didn't get any photos of the birds but I have uploaded close-ups photos of the bighorn sheep ewes and lamb onto my Birds and Nature blog
SeEtta Moss.
Canon City
Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/
Personal blog @ BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
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