I should say I think the tree it was feeding on is a Walnut tree, I'm not 100% certain on that. Whatever it is it sure is producing sap. I also forgot to link to the ebird list, click on the map link for the exact location. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32935983
David Wade Ft Collins, CO On Friday, December 9, 2016 at 6:21:34 PM UTC-7, David Wade wrote: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IM3srAdZEbA/WEtYDDQuqPI/AAAAAAAAAI4/01PIrztAnT0m-MIPSOXAPhB2Ke6m_AcfwCLcB/s1600/DSC_0113.jpg> > Greetings Birders, > > Yellow butts and bellies! David Bray let me know of a Yellow-Bellied > Sapsucker he found (refound?) in Loveland and while searching for it today > I saw two Yellow-rumped Warblers. The neat part, at least for me, is I > managed to get a photo of both in the same frame. An unusual combo to > capture in Colorado in December! The adult male sapsucker was feeding on a > scraggly Walnut tree in the backyard of a house on Hilltop Dr, just East of > N Tyler Ave. At the beginning of this year, or last winter, Dave also found > an immature sapsucker here. Considering this is an adult and it was feeding > in the exact same tree as the one I saw last season, I have to assume this > is the same bird only a year older. If you go to see this bird, please be > respectful of the homeowners in the area and stay on the street or > sidewalk. > > Interestingly, but unrelated or maybe only slightly related, I saw this > interesting article about recently discovered dinosaur feathers: > https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208141637.htm > > David Wade > Ft Collins, CO > -- 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/b2ef1578-4bf9-40dd-be2d-3e5e920a3d27%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
