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\ • , • <br />Par.~ily I'aridac Chickadees and Allies <br />.:il.i~i;-capped Chickadees were observed regularly during field studies, <br />w:~lr rumlrcrs ranking as high as 20 per day; the riparian community <br />affords a good habitat for foraging bands of chickadees in winter; at <br />le~„t one or two other species of this family should occur on ':he <br />stu~y area occasionally. <br />Facrily Sittidae <br />Nuthatches <br />~lt::ouglr neither species was seen during field studies, both the <br />L:ri.c-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches should occasionally be found <br />on _:.~ ennigh and Ziegle properties, especially during fall and winter. <br />::r.,i1y Certhiidae <br />Creepers <br />:hu ;.rcc:n Creeper, although not observed, should occur, especially <br />during winter. <br />Family Cinclidae <br />Dippers <br />.1 Di, per was observed on the St. Vrain River slightly east of tl•.e <br />i'..'.nr.i~nl~, property on Dec. 27, 1973; Dr. D. Hardin of Loveland (personal <br />coy=.iLnication) reported that the St. Vrain Fiver below Lyons is a <br />f4~orite winter habitat for Dippers, and is a popular area among local <br />iicid ornithologists. <br />gamily Troglodyt-idae <br />tdrens <br />::o wrens were observed during field studies; several species may occur, <br />at :,:ast hricfly, at other times of the year; the riparian community <br />t±on'_d cppcar to afford excellent nesting habitat to the House Wren. <br />