Coincidentally I birded areas in Ken Caryl Ranch on May 29-30 and counted Ovenbirds, although my effort was not focused on that species, and I walked trails or cross-country and did not sample point counts. I visited much (but not all) of the suitable and reasonably accessible habitat in the Massey Draw watershed. My total was 33 Ovenbirds, all singing. There were some areas where I had Ovenbirds in 2014 that I did not visit on these dates.
Also, on 5/29 a Magnolia Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush were at or near Massey Draw beside my home. A Least Flycatcher there was away from the species' usual haunts. David Suddjian Littleton, CO On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Mike Henwood <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 28 & 29, 2015, along with Michael Kiessig, Robert Raker, & Chuck > Aid, I conducted the Annual Ovenbird Count in Willow Springs Open Space > (WSOS), which is private open space restricted to Willow Springs > residents. I have conducted this count annually in the last few days of > May or the first few days of June since 2008. We walk the same > pre-determined route each morning between 6 and 11 am. and record the > singing Ovenbirds along the route. We have pre-determined points where we > stop and listen for 5 minutes. We do a different route each day. > > As has been noted by David Suddjian in his Post on 7-12-14 regarding > Ovenbirds at the Ken Caryl Ranch Open Space (also private and restricted to > residents), and my article on Ovenbirds at Willow Springs in the Oct., > 2009, CFO Journal, Ovenbirds in the area from Hwy 285 to Deer Creek Canyon > area along the Front Range are fairly common in the appropriate habitat. > They are found at elevations ranging from 6500- 7400 feet along drainages > that flow east from the first main ridge of the Front Range. Some years the > drainages are dry by June, but this year they are running full. Good thick > understory seems to be the prime component of the habitat, Forests on > north facing slopes are mixed conifer with some combination of Douglas-fir, > Ponderosa Pine, and aspen, while south facing slopes are typically > Ponderosa Pine woodlands with Gambel Oak understory. > > This year our numbers were down with 28 singing Ovenbirds recorded > compared to 33 last year. Records for previous years: > 2008 - 2011 23 singing Ovenbirds were the high recorded. > 2012 - 24 singing Ovenbirds > 2013 - 32 > 2014 - 33 > 2015 - 28 singing Ovenbirds. > > Other notes: > Michael Kiessig has 3 singing Ovenbirds on his property (off S. Deer Creek > Road) this year, the same as last year. > > We cleaned out some nest boxes in a meadow above Weaver Gulch Thursday on > our way out, and Friday there were 3 Tree Swallows flying around in the > area investigating the boxes. > > Mike Henwood > Willow Springs (3 miles south of Red Rocks) > Jefferson County > presently residing in Grand Junction, Mesa county > > > -- > 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/CAL4VesqxxSzpB02WhicdpO9CH_DBHTt8TKKZey9N9X2bMoCVbg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAL4VesqxxSzpB02WhicdpO9CH_DBHTt8TKKZey9N9X2bMoCVbg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAGj6RoqzoaNVBDfAuzOZuxadS%3D0kEOVBau1ixQrMs%3DWhOjq_Mw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
