This morning I visited Chatfield SP. I started by driving to Plum Creek, and a *Sage Thrasher* was seen perched before I turned right to go to Plum Creek. There were lots of active birds, and the whole trip resulted in 34 species including 4 woodpeckers. The* Trumpeter Swan* seems to have moved from the ponds to the reservoir, as I saw it from the Heronry Overlook, I would assume it to be the same bird. At plum creek, on the way back heading to the parking lot crossing the bridge, I saw a few *Wood Ducks* at the marshy pond near the bridge. Soon after, I found a *Downy woodpecker *in a tree in the same area. Then, I came across a* Yellow-bellied/Red-naped Sapsucker *near the Downy woodpecker. I don't have much experience with sapsuckers, so I was unsure on the exact ID. I was able to take a number of photos, however low in quality but good enough for help in identification. I have a detailed description of the field marks as well as photos on my eBird report if anyone could help me ID this bird. It seems most Red-naped Sapsuckers are seen in Aug/Sept in Chatfield/surrounding areas, while many Yellow-bellied are seen in Jan/Feb in the Denver area. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has not been seen in Chatfield before as far as eBird shows. Let me know what you think, I am leaning more towards Yellow-bellied but I am still unsure.
eBird report: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34584172 Thanks, Thomas Holub, Littleton, 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/c6e580e0-6b7d-4012-b88e-b19ce4bc83d4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
