Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging & warming today @ 12º F in Canon City

I spotted 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging at The Abbey in Canon City today. With the temperature about 12º F there were clearly not a lot ...

One of 3 Willliamson's Sapsuckers in Canon City today

In addition to the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today I found 2 male and 1 female Williamson's Sapsuckers. This male was feeding actively a...

Another male Williamson's Sapsucker, at The Abbey

I birded The Abbey in Canon City this morning hoping to refind a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I found there yesterday but no luck. However, I f...

Red-naped Sapsucker at the Abbey

I spotted a Red-naped Sapsucker 4 days ago at the Abbey when it chased off a Williamson's that was feeding on one of their pine trees. ...

Safe perch for Great Horned Owl

I spotted this Great Horned Owl perched about 75 feet up in a large tree. As I walked beneath the tree, it became clear why it choose it...

Brown on brown

Another cool little Brown Creeper blending in with dark bark this time. SeEtta

I found this male Downy Woodpecker working hard on one tree after another on the grounds of The Abbey in Canon City,CO. The bottom pic shows...

Blending in

Look closely--even though the bark on this tree is mostly white, this Brown Creeper still blends in. SeEtta

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 ...

WinterSapsuckerFest in Canon City, CO--Williamson'sSapsucker

Canon City, CO has hosted wintering sapsuckers every year for the past 7 years when I found the first one, also a Williamson's, on the g...

More Red-naped pics

The top pic shows off the head pattern found on male Red-naped Sapsuckers--this one has a good patch of red on it's nape, red crown show...

And the Abbey's Red-naped Sapsucker

Now that I have posted pics of male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Centennial Park as well as the female Williamson's and Yellow-bellied Sa...

Canon City's female YB Sapsucker

This is the female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I found at the Abbey in Canon City, CO last week. I found her the same day I found a male Red-n...

Williamson's Sapsucker's very yellow belly

I spent some time this morning watching the female Williamson's Sapsucker at the Abbey as she fed. It was quite cold and a little snowy...

Now a Williamson's Sapucker

Just as I was concerned that I hadn't found any Williamson's Sapsuckers yet, I found this female at the Abbey. As I noted below, on...