After interviewing two local birders about the "Beetle Kill" area on Hwy 67 in Douglas Count and the likelihood of seeing an American Three-toed Woodpecker, my son Oliver and I struck out to try our luck. As it turns out, we were successful in seeing one American Three-toed Woodpecker on the same tree with a Hairy Woodpecker momentarily. The Hairy Woodpecker quickly departed. The American Three-toed Woodpecker stuck around for us to get a really good look. Thanks go out to Kirk Huffstater and Tom Bunker for guiding me to the spot. It's less than one mile east of Rampart Range Road on Highway 67. There is a grove of dead coniferous trees -- many with numerous woodpecker holes in them just to the north of Hwy 67. Walk around a bit and listen for the striking call of woodpeckers and follow the sound. Good Luck.
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