Tom Halverstadt, my son Kyle, and I went looking for woodpeckers this morning at the previously posted location on Hwy 67 west of Sedalia, and 0.2mi east of the intersection with Rampart Range Road, within the grove of dead Douglas Firs. Upon exiting the vehicle around 8:45am, we immediately heard woodpecker tapping. The 1st woodpecker we spotted was an American Three-toed Woodpecker (ATTW), and it was in the same tree as a 2nd ATTW and a beautiful male Hairy Woodpecker (HAWO); three woodpeckers within 12' of each other in the same tree! Within about 45 minutes, we located a total of 3 different ATTWs (seen simultaneously), which were all females and/or juveniles, with no yellow on their heads (at least that we could see); we also located 3 HAWOs in that same timeframe, including 2 males and 1 female. The only other birds observed in the area were a couple White-breasted Nuthatches heard in the distance.
Four different passes by the "leaning tree" did not turn up any Lewis's Woodpecker this morning, but we're hoping it'll be back for next weekend's CBC. Good Birding, Kirk Huffstater Castle Rock, CO -- 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
