Yesterday I found Common Loon diving in a very shallow Brush Hollow Reservoir northeast of Canon City. This irrigation reservoir was filled to almost overflowing earlier this spring and how is diminished to less than a fourth of capacity. Also at that reservoir was a lone long-necked grebe, a few Ring-necked Gulls and some Canada Geese. I also found a Chihuahuan Raven about a mile southeast of Brush Hollow.
I have been checking the usual locations in Canon City for winter sapsuckers for the past couple of weeks and had found a few probable fresh sap wells but no sapsuckers until today when I found a female Williamson's at the Abbey. While I watched her, first a Downy flew close then later another woodpecker that might have been another sapsucker flew into the tree she was working on then out so I only got a glimpse. The Williamson's didn't try to chase them away but clearly reacted to their presence. I got photos and video but am behind so won't have these up on my blog for a day or so. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
