I returned yesterday and today to see if the Red-naped Sapsucker, Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers I have been following were still in the dry gulch/wash in the Canon City area. The Red-naped Sapsucker, one Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers were still there and they fed at the sap wells. A Juniper Titmouse joined them briefly (I have seen this species feeding from sap wells previously). Two first of the season Pine Siskins flew in to the elm tree also briefly though I did not see them feed from sap wells. Pine Siskin is another species that may be using this dry gulch/wash as a migration corridor. Most of the dozens of Am Robins I had seen feeding in the junipers in this dry gulch/wash had apparently continued their migration.
Today there were no birds in the elm tree and only a few Robins and White-crowned Sparrows remained in the junipers and shrubs. Those that had stopped over to feed here appear to have continued their migration travels. Yesterday I was able to get some very good close-up photos of the Red-naped Sapsucker, showing off it's bright red throat and crown, due to better light with no clouds. I have uploaded them to my Birds and Nature blog<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> . SeEtta Moss Canon City Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/ Personal blog @ BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com<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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
