This morning I hiked a little over a mile in dry gulch where I have been following the Williamson's Sapsuckers just outside of Canon City. Located on private property, this gulch goes through both pinyon-juniper and pinyon woodland habitat. I did find a few more small groves of siberian-type elms and some recent sap wells (not fresh like still being used but made within past month or two). I also found my first cottonwood tree, a mall young tree, with older sap wells. I have posted pics of this grove of trees and the 'recent' sap wells on my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>. I checked dozens of pinyons and junipers and found very old sap wells in only a few trees. I did not find any sapsuckers but did see several Juniper Titmice, several Western Scrub Jays and a bunch of Townsend's Solitaires (and more--see next posts).
I believe that these sapsuckers follow the dry gulches through pinyon woodlands and pinyon-juniper habitat that virtually surrounds Canon City and these lead them into town where eureka--they find a veritable gold mine of succulent long-needled pine trees that receive supplemental water which must make the sap better. 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 cobi...@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.
