I found similar results on my BBS route in western Park County. We had the
lowest total birds for any of our 18 years on the route.
Single counts for a number of "should be common" species like Pine Siskin,
Mountain Chickadee and Chipping Sparrow. Low numbers on swallows, Hermit
Thrushes and eve
What David and John reported from their BBS routes match what we have been
experiencing here in Chaffee County. The forests have been exceptionally
quiet even during late May and early June.
Sally Waterhouse
Nathrop
On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 10:25:05 AM UTC-6 mikele@gmail.com wrote:
I'm wondering if the early snowfall we had last year is at least part of
the reason why we are detecting lower numbers in the montane species this
year. Thank you for conducting and sharing your observations.
Mikele Painter
Lakewood
(and a USFS biologist for Pike NF)
On Friday, June 25, 2021 at
My Tarryall BBS route (Park County ) was also well down in species this year 54
versus the usual 65 to 68 .Waterbirds , shorebirds were about normal , but
missing were many ponderosa , spice/ fir species .So no sapsuckers,Hammond’s
flycatcher , Townsends Solitaire , Cassin’s Finch ,Evening Gros
I did my BBS route in Lincoln County a few weeks back and had
normal-to-above-average counts for most species there and no really notable
misses. Habitat is Lark Bunting territory and there were lots of those. I
think someone reported earlier the Pawnee had lower than normal counts? Is
it a phen
One of my Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes is Guanella Pass, beginning
above Georgetown in Clear Creek and proceeding along the Guanella Pass
Scenic Byway over the pass and down to Grant in Park County, and then up
Park CR 60 to its end in the upper watershed of the North Fork of the South
Platte.
