Eric, You were correct to be surprised. That's a pretty high altitude! Bob and Bob show MOCH at about 11,200 feet, routinely, with no little "Dots" to indicate a one time higher record. Joe Roller,Denver
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Eric DeFonso <bay.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Please, let me explain.... :) > > On Saturday, I saw and heard a Mountain Chickadee while at the highest > point in the tundra field at Rock Cut along Trail Ridge road in RMNP. The > elevation there is about 12,300 feet. I was pretty surprised, and I was > wondering if anyone who has "Bob&Bob" handy can tell me what they say if > anything about the highest elevation recorded for this species in Colorado. > This area in particular is quite far in every direction from treeline, and > is about as high elevation as you can go in the park without requiring a > multi-hour hike. > > The habitat up there is of course just open tundra, and it's well above > any of the spruce-fir forest or even the krummholz (vertically by several > hundred to 1000 ft, I think). The bird didn't hang out long, but it seemed > well out of place. Has anyone else had Mountain Chickadee that high up and > that far away from its usual habitat? > > Thanks for humoring me, > > Eric DeFonso > Fort Collins > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/AdIuWRxdvGkJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
