Thanks for everyone's response to my email. A lot of interesting information out there, it'll be great to see what it looks like when someone gets there in the next few days. Deb Carstensen Littleton
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Bryan Guarente <[email protected]> wrote: > Deb and others, > There are two available datasets to look at for precipitation totals (both > are national datasets if you need to check other places). The National > Weather Service (NWS) has a "Observed Precipitation" website: > http://water.weather.gov/precip/ and there is a community-driven, citizen > science website where precipitation is recorded as well: > http://www.cocorahs.org/state.aspx?state=co > > On each of those sites you can track back multiple days to see the amount of > precipitation. > > The NWS page is listed by Weather Forecast Office (Last Chance is in the > Denver/Boulder, CO forecast office). If you want daily amounts, it is best > to click on the "Archive (Daily)" button below the map to track backwards. > Beware of the legend on each image. It changes dramatically depending on the > amounts that have fallen. > > CAVEAT: The NWS page uses radar data and observation stations to quality > control their data. There are not observation stations everywhere on this > map, so some of the data are estimates only from radar observations. There > is a grain of salt in that data if you get my point. > > The Cocorahs website is listed by county, so just click into Washington > county for an idea of the amounts, then track back days and do some math. > > Hope that helps you get some data for the area. > > Bryan Guarente > Instructional Designer > The COMET Program > University Corporation for Atmospheric Research > Boulder, CO > > From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; COBIRDS > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 5, 2013 8:58 AM > Subject: RE: [cobirds] Rainfall - Last chance > > Hi Deb et al, > I came through Last Chance on July 30th. This is prior to the monster rains > you mention but the place had obviously received some moisture this summer. > Sprouting from the bases of the charred Siberian Elms and Plains Cottonwoods > is impressive, a few to several feet tall, and largely obscured the normal > view of the "pond" from its northeastern shore. Other understory grasses, > forbs, and woody shrubs are growing well, including a few small patches of > snow-on-the-mountain (its blooms being highly attractive to many insects), > what looked like crested wheatgrass (probably part of the mix that was > planted), golden currant, etc. I took a lap around the place and didn't see > a whole lot in the way of summer resident birds (seemed subdued from recent > years past) but a couple Brown Thrashers indicate there is still "quality" > thicket habitat on the south side of the pond in that draw that goes out to > the highway. > > I noticed some of the trees and shrubs planted this year and nurtured with a > drip system did not make it, which is to be expected with any planting > project in a largely hostile environment like the plains of CO. These > individual drip stations could be replanted this fall if the labor, time, and > plant material was available. But most of planted stock was surviving, some > thriving. Hopefully the profusion of growth in the understory was able to > moderate some of the erosion 6 inches of rain could inflict on just about any > site. My expectation would be if the rains were accompanied by wind, some of > the bigger black trunks could have blown down. What to do with those would > be up the evaluation of the locals. If their falling isn't a hazard issue or > involve the rest area fence, I'd be inclined to leave them as structure for > lower plants to incorporate into habitat for a skulking Kentucky or > Swainson's Warbler (well, at least Lincoln's Sparrows). > > I would imagine the migrants will like Last Chance this fall, just like they > always do. It's not just a water hole. It's wounded and not what it was. > It's something in between, but hopefully getting better. Think U.S. economy. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > > Subject: [cobirds] Rainfall - Last chance > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 23:41:12 -0600 > > To: [email protected] > > > > Channel 9 news reported that Last Chance received 6.6 inches of rain over > > the last couple of days. I'd be curious to know the effect on the birding > > area from that. > > Also, does anyone know how much rain Karval has received in the last couple > > of days? It looks like they've been getting a good amount, but I don't know > > if they actually have received much moisture. > > Deb Carstensen, Littleton Arapahoe County > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Colorado Birds" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F1A4FF60-573F-4379-956F-D94FAF0A9FA8%40aol.com. > > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT139-W642C4D3736B2B1411C7A8CC15C0%40phx.gbl. > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1375715916.82942.YahooMailNeo%40web140201.mail.bf1.yahoo.com. > 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. 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