Mike -

Thanks very much for all the good information. It will be interesting to see
how things look next year. A field trip to the area would be a great way to
check things out.

Charles.

On 8/26/06, mike denny <m.denny at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> This large and growing fire has taken out very valuable nesting areas for
> many migrant passerines such as chats, catbirds,black-headed
> grosbeaks,veery, swainsons thrush, yellow warbler, nashville warbler, fox
> sparrows, chipping sparrows and one known green-tailed towhee site. It is
> burning in timber, woody shrubs, grasslands and wheat fields. The areas lost
> so far are all in steep canyons. Hartsock, Payne Hollow, North Fork Coppei
> Creek, Wolf Fork Touchet River, South Fork Touchet River, Whitney Creek,
> Hatly Canyon and much more. All these areas are covered with oceanspray,
> ninebark, snowberry, black hawthorn, pin cherry, bitter cherry, wild apples,
> blue elderberry and many conifers. Some plants will come back and others
> will be lost. So how will populations of birds fare that are so dependant on
> these sites year after year for nesting. Huge numbers of passerines nest in
> this region. It will all be interesting to see. Maybe we should lead a May
> WOS Field trip called Birding After The Burn. Just a thought.
> Later Mike
>
>
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