On June 13th I was doing a transect for Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory near Buckeye Lake in Montrose County. I observed many Acorn Woodpecker style holes drilled in a few ponderosa pines on the road side of the lake. I talked to a co-worker of mine that is more familiar with the distribution of Acorns in the state, and she told me that there are no known birds outside of a certain county (I forget which one). The eBird range map for Acorn Woodpecker also supports her statement. Acorn Woodpeckers breed just west of the Colorado border near Monticello Utah, which is probably around 75 miles from Buckeye Lake. The inhabit the same type of habitat in Utah (Ponderosa Pines with Gambel Oak nearby), so I didn't find it too strange when I saw it.
Does anyone know any information about Acorn Woodpeckers near Buckeye Lake, either recent or historically? It might be worth checking it out if anyone is in the area; they're thinning the trees near the lake & I'm sure they'll cut down those snags soon. -- Carl Ingwell 801-688-5017 "He was a lonely ghost uttering a truth that nobody would ever hear. But so long as he uttered it, in some obscure way the continuity was not broken." -- 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.
