I don't know if anyone has seen the Acorn and/or Red-headed Woodpeckers since
it was reported by Mark Chavez I believe on June 15th. My wife (Laura) and I
spent about 1 1/2 hours (10:30 am. to noon) looking for these birds this
morning to no avail. I'm not saying they were not there, we just did not see
them. I'm assuming there were reported just north of the small patch of forest
on the north side of the road and that is what is being called a small grove of
trees.
In honor of Norm, we did see a Northern Flicker which went into a cavity and a
Hairy Woodpecker in that area plus a nice male Williamson's Sapsucker but no
Acorn or Red-headed. Perhaps they got tired of harassing each other and there
certainly is a lot of habitat to move on to. Also had a Mountain Bluebird and
Sharp-shinned Hawk in that area plus a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks,
Townsend's Solitaires, and heard Warbling Vireos. Between the junction at
Cheeseman's Reservoir, also had an Rock Wren, American Kestrel, more
Solitaires, and a nice male Western Bluebird.
It was an interesting trip and hope the birds are still around. I think that
the actual distance from the Cheeseman's Reservoir turnoff before being at the
actual reservoir site is about 9 miles. Further than we thought it would be.
Wayne WathenHighlands Ranch, CO
To: la...@msn.com; cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker Jefferson County, Hayman Fire area- yes
From: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:56:22 -0400
Anyone looking for these birds might also check down the road a bit farther to
the west; Wednesday, in addition to an Eric DeFonso sighting, I had a Lewis's
Woodpecker (no relation) flycatching and moving from treetop to treetop. The
Lewis's was maybe a quarter mile from the Acorn/Redheads and made a sweet
woodpecker triple, all within sight of one another. I was really pullling for
a downy, hairy and flicker so I could claim six simultaneous woodpeckers, but
got the result one usually gets when over-reaching.
Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO
-Original Message-
From: Lisa Edwards
To: cobirds
Sent: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 3:33 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker Jefferson County, Hayman Fire area- yes
All,
The Acorn Woodpecker was found again this morning in the same general area as
described below. It is continuing to try and hang out with a pair of Red-headed
Woodpeckers.
> Take Stony Pass Road head West when you get to the Y you stay to the right
don't take Goose Creek Road. You will come up to a larger parking area on the
right (I think is parking for an unofficial camping area-) there is a second
small parking just down the hill (it is marked with small brown sign with a
"P") by small grove of trees on North side of the road. If you cross the creek
you have gone to far. The Acorn was hanging out with the Red Headed pair of
Woodpeckers on the North side just to the west of that parking area.
Lisa Edwards
Palmer Lake, CO
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