Canon City's Winter Sapsucker Fest is going strong with an additional female Williamson's Sapsucker adding to the record number of birds of this species. I had been wondering if there were more sapsuckers working Centennial Park than the one I have seen previously since there seemed to be a lot of active sapwells for just one bird. I really checked the pine trees and was surprised to find 3 female Williamson's in different trees (2 less than a hundred feet apart). I also refound one at The Abbey and at the school admin building area. I didn't find the female Williamson's at the Lakeside Cemetery I have been following, but I didn't get there until late and wasn't able to search for her. However, I did see 2 male Williamson's in the cemetery. I don't know if these are the same two I have been seeing at Rouse Park or additional males. I also saw the male Red-naped Sapsucker at The Abbey. So I saw a total of 5 female Williamson's, 2 male Williamson's and 1 Red-naped Sapsucker in Canon City today.
I drove out to Brush Hollow Reservoir to find that the Pacific Loon was still there. In good light I did not see the chin strap I thought was there yesterday so it may have been a shadow so I think this is actually a juvenile bird. I have uploaded photos of the loon and a couple of the sapsuckers on my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> blog. There were also 2 male Pintail Ducks and several Common Goldeneye in addition to some common waterfowl and a few white headed gulls at Brush Hollow. 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.
