7 June 2014 Colorado: Montrose Co., Nucla

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7 June 2014

Colorado: Montrose Co., Nucla

Fantastic field work: I finished recording 40 males, most ever for this species during my research.

State	Locality	Number of Males
Colorado	Pagosa Springs	36
Colorado	Nucla	44
Total		80

Nucla - The town that mandates gun ownership.

Representative song from Nucla

1.     Mallard

2.     Cooper’s Hawk

3.     Red-tailed Hawk

4.     Spotted Sandpiper

5.     Eurasian Collared Dove

6.     Broad-tailed Hummingbird

7.     Red-naped Sapsucker

8.     Hairy Woodpecker

9.     Northern Flicker

10. Violet-green Swallow

11. Steller’s Jay

12. Black-billed Magpie

13. American Crow

14. Northern Raven

15. Mountain Chickadee

16. Black-capped Chickadee

17. Red-breasted Nuthatch

18. House Wren

19. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

20. Hermit Thrush

21. American Robin

22. Gray Catbird

23. European Starling

24. Warbling Vireo

25. Orange-crowned Warbler

26. Lucy’s Warbler

27. Yellow Warbler

28. Yellow-rumped Warbler

29. MacGillivray’s Warbler

30. Western Tanager

31. Black-headed Grosbeak

32. Green-tailed Towhee

33. Chipping Sparrow

34. Brewer’s Blackbird

35. Brown-headed Cowbird

36. Evening Grosbeak

6 June 2014 Colorado: Montrose Co., Nucla

6 June 2014

Colorado: Montrose Co., Nucla

Habitat Photos - Breeding Habitat for NU19

I went down the Indian Rd. off FR 503 or the Nucla-Delta Rd.  I recorded 22 males in excellent habitat on the Mesa.

1.     Mallard

2.     Cooper’s Hawk

3.     Killdeer

4.     Spotted Sandpiper

5.     Mourning Dove

6.     Hairy Woodpecker

7.     Red-naped Sapsucker

8.     Broad-tailed Hummingbird

9.     Northern Flicker

10. Violet-green Swallow

11. Steller’s Jay

12. American Crow

13. Northern Raven

14. Mountain Chickadee

15. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

16. Mountain Bluebird

17. Townsend’s Solitaire

18. Hermit Thrush

19. American Robin

20. Warbling Vireo

21. Orange-crowned Warbler

22. Lucy’s Warbler

23. Yellow-rumped Warbler

24. MacGillivray’s Warbler

25. Western Tanager

26. Black-headed Grosbeak

27. Lazuli Bunting

28. Green-tailed Towhee

29. Chipping Sparrow

30. Fox Sparrow

31. White-crowned Sparrow

32. Pine Siskin

33. Evening Grosbeak

4 June 2014 Colorado: Archuleta County, Pagosa Springs and Mill Creek Rd., Echo Canyon Reservoir

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4 June 2014

Colorado: Archuleta County, Pagosa Springs and Mill Creek Rd., Echo Canyon Reservoir

I finished field work here this morning with recordings from 36 males.

State	Locality	Number of Males
Colorado	Pagosa Springs	36
Total		36

Breeding Habitat – PS 27 territory

Yellow-headed Blackbird video (best viewed with Safari)

I ran into a traffic jam south of Ouray.  A winter rock avalanche did some major damage to the Rte. 550 causing traffic delays near Red Mountain.


Red Mountain

Traffic Jam on Rte. 550

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1.     Western Grebe

2.     Canada Goose

3.     Redhead

4.     Ruddy Duck

5.     Turkey Vulture

6.     Osprey

7.     American Coot

8.     Wilson’s Snipe

9.     Mourning Dove

10. Broad-tailed Hummingbird

11. Hairy Woodpecker

12. Northern Flicker

13. Olive-sided Flycatcher

14. Say’s Phoebe

15. Tree Swallow

16. Cliff Swallow

17. Steller’s Jay

18. American Crow

19. Northern Raven

20. Mountain Chickadee

21. Red-breasted Nuthatch

22. House Wren

23. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

24. American Robin

25. Warbling Vireo

26. Orange-crowned Warbler

27. Yellow Warbler

28. Yellow-rumped Warbler

29. MacGillivray’s Warbler

30. American Redstart

31. Black-headed Grosbeak

32. Green-tailed Towhee

33. Song Sparrow

34. Red-winged Blackbird

35. Western Meadowlark

36. Yellow-headed Blackbird

37. Brewer’s Blackbird

38. Brown-headed Cowbird

39. Pine Siskin

40. Evening Grosbeak

3 June 2014 Colorado: Archuleta County, Pagosa Springs and Blanco Rd., Echo Canyon Reservoir

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3 June 2014

Colorado: Archuleta County, Pagosa Springs and Blanco Rd., Echo Canyon Reservoir

Camp site photos

Nipple Mountain

Chalk Mountains

1.     Western Grebe

2.     Great Blue Heron

3.     Canada Goose

4.     Redhead

5.     Common Merganser

6.     Ruddy Duck

7.     Turkey Vulture

8.     American Kestrel

9.     Wild Turkey

10. American Coot

11. Eurasian Collared Dove

12. Broad-tailed Hummingbird

13. Lewis’ Woodpecker

14. Hairy Woodpecker

15. Northern Flicker

16. Olive-sided Flycatcher

17. Say’s Phoebe

18. Tree Swallow

19. Barn Swallow

20. Steller’s Jay

21. Black-billed Magpie

22. American Crow

23. Northern Raven

24. Mountain Chickadee

25. Red-breasted Nuthatch

26. House Wren

27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

28. Mountain Bluebird

29. Hermit Thrush

30. American Robin

31. Gray Catbird

32. Cedar waxwing

33. Warbling Vireo

34. Orange-crowned Warbler

35. Yellow Warbler

36. Yellow-rumped Warbler

37. MacGillivray’s Warbler

38. Western Tanager

39. Black-headed Grosbeak

40. Lazuli Bunting

41. Green-tailed Towhee

42. Spotted Towhee

43. Chipping Sparrow

44. Song Sparrow

45. Dark-eyed Junco

46. Red-winged Blackbird

47. Western Meadowlark

48. Yellow-headed Blackbird

49. Brewer’s Blackbird

50. Bullock’s Oriole

51. House Finch

52. Pine Siskin

53. American Goldfinch

54. Evening Grosbeak

55. House Sparrow