Now that the weather has allowed the bark, phloem, xylem and sap of trees to thaw out so the sapsuckers overwintering in the Canon City area can more easily obtain nourishment, felt more comfortable getting a good count for the Great Backyard Bird Count. I did inadvertently flush one sapsucker but saw it return to it's preferred feeding location after I left the area. I have located a few new locations where sapsuckers are feeding and expect that these are birds that have moved from other locations around the area. Some of these new locations were places I have checked previously, because they looked to me like sapsuckers would like them or because they had old sap wells. I have found several sapsuckers that have more than one location where they appear to be actively feeding. I still have a few locations where I believe sapsuckers are actively feeding but they appear to be part-time locations and I have not been there at the same time as the bird.
Today I located a total of 2 Red-naped and 8 Williamson's Sapsuckers as follows: 1 male Red-naped Sapsucker in Canon City and 1 in Florence, 4 female Williamson's Sapsuckers and 2 males in Canon City plus one female and one male in Florence. I got a few update photos (didn't flush any sapsuckers due to photos) with close-ups that I have uploaded to my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> blog. Most of these sapsuckers on are private property. Though what I found today is just half the number I located in December, I suspect there may be more that have moved to trees on private property that I have not located (there are thousands of likely pine trees in Canon City, many I can't check them all from the street) though there might also have been some mortality due to the extended and double-digit sub zero temps here. SeEtta Moss Canon City 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
