Re: [cobirds] Re: Various, Arapahoe & Jefferson

I had only one Green-tailed Towhee on my Great Divide BBS route in Moffat County when I've been in double digits, even approaching 20, every year over the past 4 years.

Chip Clouse 

Golden, CO

On Jul 3, 2017 1:01 PM, "Tim Johnson" <johnsthotrnstn@gmail.com> wrote:

In RMNP the last 2 weekend days we saw many more Green-tailed Towhees than usual. We hiked in Wild Basin and Upper Beaver Meadows at about 8000 feet. No Rock Wrens, however. It was the only species that had increased numbers, however; warblers and sparrow numbers seemed to be down. Candice Johnson, Denver

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 3:35:38 PM UTC-6, ouzels wrote:

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.

    We also counted 31 Western Tanagers, not a record but still a high count and 30 Broad-tailed Humm.

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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