Possible Greater Pewee, pic showing more crest

Since I knew this was a very unusual looking bird when I spotted it, I took a lot of photos (18 pics in less than 2 minutes per the data on ...

Similar photos of Greater Pewees

Here are a few links to photos that are similar to the photos I have posted below of the possible Greater Pewee: This one is by the well-kno...

Why underparts of poss Greater Phoebe show little color

One of my friends has expressed questions about the lack of color on the underparts of the possible Greater Pewee photos posted below.  I be...

Greater Pewee field marks from established online sources

Excerpted descriptions from noted sources with my response in {italics} Cornell Lab's 'All About Bird' webpage for this species...

Greater Pewee field marks in The Sibley Guide

The Sibley Guide to North American Birds (p.322):  { with my comments in italics } "Differs from Olive-sided Flycatcher by longer tail...

Now considering a pewee species

Ok, so now we are considering wood-pewee. Below is a Western Wood-Pewee I photographed this morning, actually within 50 feet of where I pho...

A Greater Pewee?

Bottom pic shows what appears to be a long primary projection on a long-winged bird.  SeEtta

Possible Greater Pewee

I found this bird yesterday morning on the Canon City Riverwalk. Greater Pewee is a very rare species for here--it is not even on the Color...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker, nice view of field marks

This photo shows the extensive red that extends from crown to nape of male Ladder-backed Woodpecker, the black stripes on it's face and ...

A fairly rare (in Colo) Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpeckers are rare in most of Colorado. Though this species is found occasionally around Canon City,CO where I live, they a...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker, why are you here?

This is one of the two male Williamson's Sapsuckers. I didn't see any sapsuckers this morning, but the cemetery employees were mowi...

Williamson's Sapsucker-surprise in CanonCity in August

I decided yesterday to look in Lakeside Cemetery to see if any migrating landbirds might have decided to go through there since though there...

N. Waterthrush, what bright eyes you have

Though the surrounding vegetation made it dark, I don't like to use flash and these non-flash photos show what very bright eyes come out...

Handsome Northern Waterthrush

I found this Northern Waterthrush in some vegetation a few feet above the water in the Arkansas River this morning. It appeared to be groom...

Female MacGillivray's Warbler, stop-over during migration

Yesterday I spotted this female McGillivray's Warbler in the vegetation adjacent to the Arkansas River along the Canon City Riverwalk. ...

Close-up Juniper Titmouse

I returned to do more birding at Red Canyon Park north of Canon City. I saw a number of Juniper Titmice and even had a singing Bewick's...

Young Cooper's Hawk: where did those birdies go?

On my way home from Red Canyon Park I spotted an accipiter fly into some shrubs on the side of the road just ahead. I stopped my car and go...

Gray Flycatcher, perched for flycatching

This adult Gray Flycatcher was very actively feeding while I watched though I did not see it being successful very much. This part of Colora...

Pinyon-junipers and Gray Flycatchers

Yesterday I drove the short distance (just 8 miles north of Canon City) to Red Canyon Park, a public 'mountain' park that is in good...

Acorn Woodpecker, in flight with acorn in bill

Both the male as shown here and the female Acorn Woodpeckers were very industrious in making a number of trips to the scrub oak to pick acor...

Acorn Woodpeckers, yes, we have acorns

The male Acorn Woodpecker in the top photo was pounding on an acorn with his bill. Maybe they remove the out layer prior to caching them fo...

Acorn Woodpeckers, harvesting acorns

Though my focus when I visited Pueblo Mtn Park two days ago was the Hooded Warbler, I spent some time observing the Acorn Woodpeckers. Just...

Hooded Warbler, just two more darn good pics

I found two more pics of the male Hooded Warbler that were of such good quality that I could crop them for even a little more close-up views...

Hooded Warbler, on the move

The only pics I got of this male Hooded Warbler out in the open were when it was on the move, flying into a thicket of vegetation that was s...