Test Your Bird I.Q.

Test Your Bird I.Q. (HMUW1)

Location: Atlanta, CO 80809 Fulton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 55.301', W 105° 1.549'

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Watch and listen to see how many different birds you can discover on Pikes Peak. From the foothills to the summit, there are about 225 species. This variety is due to the number of habitats on the mountain. Can you match the birds to the habitat?
Foothills Forest (6,000-8,000 feet): Pinyon pine, Juniper, Scrub oak.
Montane Forests (8,000-9,500 feet) Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine, Aspen.
Subalpine Forests (9,500-11,500 feet) Englemann spruce, Bristlecone pine, Limber pine.
Alpine Tundra (11,500 feet and above) Englemann spruce, Bristlecone pine, Limber pine.
Reservoirs.Green-winged teals, Bald eagles, Mallards, California gulls, White-crowned sparrows, Gray jays, Clark's nutcrackers, Golden and ruby-crowned kinglets, Twonsend's solitaires, Scrub jays, Black-billed magpies, Spotted towhees, American pipits, Brown-capped rosy finches, Common ravens, White-tailed ptarmigan, Broad-tailed hummingbirds, Dark-eyed junco, Steller's jay, Mountain chickadees.
Dedicated to the memory of Rich Buzzelli, landscape photographer, nature lover and friend of Pikes Peak.
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 9:09am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 497762 N 4308086
Decimal Degrees38.92168333, -105.02581667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.301', W 105° 1.549'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 18.06" N, 105° 1' 32.94" W
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Area Code(s)719
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 988 Pikes Peak Toll Rd, Atlanta CO 80809, US
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