A miscellany of observations:
A Rufous Hummingbird visited the Denver Audubon Nature Center July 2. Seen by the Denver Audubon group on Walk the Wetlands.
A Lark Bunting seen east of Castle Rock on Upper Lake Gulch Road, June 30, by Sharon Hines. Apropos of Jared Del Rosso's 2 observations in western Arapahoe County the same day.
On our Cheesman Lake BBS route, June 30, we heard/saw
23 Green-tailed Towhees -- 5 times the previous high count -- and
16 Rock Wrens, 3 times the previous high count.
Why the high towhee numbers I'm not sure (unless I've improved at identifying its song) but Rock Wrens have increased due to Habitat change. They have burgeoned in the aftermath of the 2002 Hayman Fire, and to a lesser extent, the 1996 Buffalo Creek Fire.
A Rufous Hummingbird visited the Denver Audubon Nature Center July 2. Seen by the Denver Audubon group on Walk the Wetlands.
A Lark Bunting seen east of Castle Rock on Upper Lake Gulch Road, June 30, by Sharon Hines. Apropos of Jared Del Rosso's 2 observations in western Arapahoe County the same day.
On our Cheesman Lake BBS route, June 30, we heard/saw
23 Green-tailed Towhees -- 5 times the previous high count -- and
16 Rock Wrens, 3 times the previous high count.
Why the high towhee numbers I'm not sure (unless I've improved at identifying its song) but Rock Wrens have increased due to Habitat change. They have burgeoned in the aftermath of the 2002 Hayman Fire, and to a lesser extent, the 1996 Buffalo Creek Fire.
We also counted 31 Western Tanagers, not a record but still a high count and 30 Broad-tailed Humm.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
-- Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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