I forgot to mention Buena Vista where I have seen upwards of 40 or so birds in most years.
SeEtta Moss On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:29 AM, SeEtta Moss <[email protected]> wrote: > There are other areas in Colorado that have excellent mature cottonwoods > and whatever other conditions they may need for nesting that draws good > numbers of these. One such location is the town of Beulah, sw of Pueblo, > where I have seen more than 30 or 40 birds including a large nesting along > one heavily treed street. There are certainly other areas that host a pair > of two for breeding--I usually have 2-3 such locations in Fremont Co and see > them also in Otero Co. > > SeEtta Moss > Canon City > http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com > > > > I made a quick stop at Turkey Creek Ranch this morning and saw at least 8 >> Lewis Woodpeckers in the picnic area alone. My question is: does anyone >> have any idea why there are so many of these relatively rare for Colorado >> birds concentrated in this area? I wonder if the large forest fire that >> occurred on Fort Carson adjacent to the ranch about a year and a half ago >> has anything to do with it. I welcome any ideas. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
