WinterSapsuckerFest in Canon City, CO--Red-napedSapsucker

I found this male Red-naped Sapsucker yesterday, also on the grounds of the Abbey in Canon City,CO. Red-naped Sapsuckers have occasionally wintered in Canon City. They are also a species that is known to migrate south, even further south than Williamson's, to winter in south New Mexico and West Texas as well as Mexico.

This male shows a clear though not extensive red nape. I added the bottom pic as it shows well the difference in back pattern between Red-naped and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers with this species showing 2 rows of white feathers that are fairly well demarcated (while the white on the back of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers is much more diffuse). SeEtta