Jennifer, The e Bird hotspot for the area, with the catchy name, "Rampart Range Rd. at Hwy 67" pinpoints the safe parking lot at that intersection. I usually find the woodpeckers just down the hill to the east, on either side of 67 in the burned areas. If you get to the meadows along Indian Creek on the south side of the road, you are better off going back uphill a ways, although other birds can be found downhill.
Sometimes it takes a while to hear and see the target birds, but there are often Red Crossbills and other birds to enjoy. Please document the birds you find there at that e Bird hotspot, which is accumulating robust data on the woodpeckers and other avifauna of the area. Caution - some who go there hop out of their cars and immediately play woodpecker tapes, even during the breeding season, which is to be discouraged. And, the traffic can be busy and dangerous, especially on weekends, degrading the ambience. The shoulder is narrow, so be safe. Joe Roller, Denver DFO On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Jennifer Hyypiō <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember cobird postings of Three-toed Woodpeckers near 67 and Rampart > Range. Were the sightings near the parking lot? Any info would help. > > I will miss being part of the cobird/CFO family. Great folks, always > informative, fun and motivating. I'm currently taking an online course with > Cornell Lab of Ornithology on eastern field ornithology to prep my ID > skills. > I have two weeks left to bird from my CO home and then we drive off into > the > ....sunrise to the Catskills. > > Jennifer Hyypio > Douglas County > CO > > May your winds be strong > And your thermals high > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F1715B4C-8C13-4FD1-9A28-D0188BC5BEDF%40earthlink.net > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBfmKWPOh-VH4yGgYrQwfZydSHJ7AbzuSahy%3DkHqQ-SgA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
