[cobirds] Citizen science effort to document Brewer's Sparrows in alpine willow/krummholz

Colorado birders,

If you're looking for another reason to visit the high country this summer, CPW needs help from birders to document the statewide breeding distribution of Brewer's Sparrows in alpine willow/krummholz habitats near treeline from now through July 31! 

Brewer's Sparrows (Spizella breweri) are normally considered a sagebrush obligate during the breeding season, but thanks to the efforts of Colorado birders (esp. eBirders!), Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, and USFS biologists over the years, we now know that Brewer's Sparrows also breed in alpine willow/spruce-fir krummholz at alpine and subalpine sites (~10,000-13,000 ft) scattered across the state in June-July. But CPW and the USFS need additional information on their statewide breeding distribution and abundance in alpine areas before updating conservation assessments for the species.

CPW has identified 31 priority sites on USFS public land for birders to search for them across the state. Nearly half the sites are accessible by road. To learn more, including where to find them, how to identify them, and how to submit your observations, see:

https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Research/Birds/Citizen-Science-Surveys-Training-Information.pdf

For more information about CPW's alpine Brewer's Sparrow research project, visit:

https://cpw.state.co.us/rav-brewers-sparrow.

Feel free to contact me for more information.

Thanks,

Brett Walker

Brett Walker

Wildlife Researcher

               P 970.255.6125 | F 970.255.6111

               711 Independent Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81505

               brett.walker@state.co.us | cpw.state.co.us

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