I believe I found two different Trumpeter Swans at the private Canon City (as opposed to Pueblo Valco) ponds that were viewable from the road today. After I found and photographed the swan I left and returned. I refound, I thought, the swan and took more photos (I checked back late today and could not find any swan and the pond was freezing so not likely to be there tomorrow). Each appeared to be an adult Trumpeter Swan (white body,straight, black bill with black lores,black legs and feet). When I uploaded the photos to my computer I realized that the bird I photographed second had lores that extend noticeably higher towards the crown than the bird I first photographed. Also, the first bird has that rusty staining found in birds that have been in the Yellowstone area due to minerals in the water while the bird I photographed next did not have rusty staining but had some blackish staining/color around it's head. I have posted pics of both on my blog at http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com including one post with very enlarged pics of both next to each other for better comparison. I would appreciate hearing if anyone has any insight into the extended black lores and black staining on the second bird.
Also today I found an additional Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (a female) as well as a new sapsucker species--Red-naped (a male), both at the Abbey. That makes three sapsucker species at this location (though I didn't see the Williamson's today, I saw her day before yesterday). I haven't had time so will have to post photos and discussion about these birds tomorrow. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
