Masonville (Larimer County) Turkey Vulture Roost update
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Pat Hayward
Apr 13, 2014, 9:07:53 PM4/13/14
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Happy snowy Sunday!
I've been meaning to update the group on the Masonville Post Office turkey vulture roost but have been out of town (getting some birding and ranch work done in the Hill Country of Texas).
We spotted the first tuvu on the roost the evening of April 5. We just checked this evening after being gone for a week+ and found 8 birds in the poplars this evening.
I used to share data with Alex Cringan re:counts here, arrival dates, etc for many years and wondered if anyone has gotten access to those records he'd kept. We were trying to determine if the individuals here in Masonville had any relationship to those at the Mountain Ave roost in Fort Collins, but never came to any conclusions.
I am happy to contact his wife June to see if she has the records, but didn't want to bother her if one of you has already done so. Not sure if you know, but their son Alex Jr. died suddenly last month at the age of 57 and I didn't want to unnecessarily bother her again. She is likely to know where the information is, and would be happy to share it if no one has gotten it yet. He was meticulous in observing that roost for many, many years and kept very detailed records which would be good to have now with the changes occurring.
On a related note, we were happy to find more than 6 individual golden-cheeked warblers in a heavily treed, though dry canyon on our ranch property in Bandera County, TX, along with several black-capped vireos in the low lands. It is bone dry down that way - springs and creeks that have run for 100+ year are now in their 3rd year of severe drought.
Feel free to contact me offline if you have questions or comments.
Cheers,
Pat Hayward
Masonville @5400', Larimer County
I've been meaning to update the group on the Masonville Post Office turkey vulture roost but have been out of town (getting some birding and ranch work done in the Hill Country of Texas).
We spotted the first tuvu on the roost the evening of April 5. We just checked this evening after being gone for a week+ and found 8 birds in the poplars this evening.
I used to share data with Alex Cringan re:counts here, arrival dates, etc for many years and wondered if anyone has gotten access to those records he'd kept. We were trying to determine if the individuals here in Masonville had any relationship to those at the Mountain Ave roost in Fort Collins, but never came to any conclusions.
I am happy to contact his wife June to see if she has the records, but didn't want to bother her if one of you has already done so. Not sure if you know, but their son Alex Jr. died suddenly last month at the age of 57 and I didn't want to unnecessarily bother her again. She is likely to know where the information is, and would be happy to share it if no one has gotten it yet. He was meticulous in observing that roost for many, many years and kept very detailed records which would be good to have now with the changes occurring.
On a related note, we were happy to find more than 6 individual golden-cheeked warblers in a heavily treed, though dry canyon on our ranch property in Bandera County, TX, along with several black-capped vireos in the low lands. It is bone dry down that way - springs and creeks that have run for 100+ year are now in their 3rd year of severe drought.
Feel free to contact me offline if you have questions or comments.
Cheers,
Pat Hayward
Masonville @5400', Larimer County
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