Williamson's Sapsuckers

It has taken a while but I have located 4 male and 2 female Williamson's Sapsuckers continuing to winter in Canon City, CO. This one is...

Female Williamson's, dressed for blending in

Female Williamson's Sapsuckers are not boldly plumaged like their male counterparts. Like in many bird species, females of this species...

Gorgeous Williamson's Sapsucker

I found this male Williamson's Sapsucker this week in Canon City. By this time of the year, it is most likely that this and the other s...

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...

Sapsuckers migrating via dry washes in Colorado?

In the fall of 2010 I found and followed several Williamson's Sapsuckers drilling sap wells in a complex of siberian-type elm trees sout...

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...

One more Williamson's Sapsucker

Double-click on this and the other sapsucker pics I posted today for super close-up views. This is another female Williamson's Sapsucker...

Wintering sapsuckers in Canon City area: Williamson's Sapsuckers

Today I found both a male and a female Williamson's Sapsucker in the town of Florence as well as 4 female and 2 male Williamson's Sa...

Wintering sapsuckers: many still in Canon City

Since I have been home I have refound just over half of the Williamson's Sapsuckers, one female Yellow-bellied and the one male Red-nape...

Wintering sapsuckers in Canon City,CO: an update

Before I was out of town for a month on my Rio Grande Valley trip there had been up to 23 sapsuckers wintering in the Canon City area. Sinc...

Williamson'sSapsucker--yet another male in Canon City

Another day, another sapsucker--I found this new male Williamson's Sapsucker in a private yard in Canon City today. It is working some ...

Williamson's Sapsuckers--two in Florence,CO

I had previously seen fresh sap wells at Lion's Park in Florence,CO but had not had the time to get out there early enough to find the s...

Williamson's Sapsucker-shy girl

This is the third female Williamson's Sapsucker I found today in Centennial Park. She was pretty shy as she peaked around the tree or p...

Williamson's Sapsuckers-3 feeding in Centennial Park today

This morning I found 3 female Williamson's Sapsuckers in Canon City's Centennial Park today including the one in this pic. Two were...

Williamson's Sapsucker-female in Centennial Park in Canon City

This female Williamson's Sapsucker has apparently been working the pine trees in Centennial Park for the past several weeks. I have see...

Williamson's Sapsucker-female in Canon City cemetery

The Canon City, CO sapsucker-fest continues with Williamson's Sapsuckers taking the very big lead--currently at least 4 females and 2 ma...

Williamson's Sapsucker-bright yellow belly

This is one of the male Williamson's Sapsuckers I found in Lakeside Cemetery today. I just love how yellow the bellies are on this spec...

More Williamson's Sapsuckers--two males in Canon City,CO

I had spotted a female Williamson's Sapsucker at Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City, CO last week. This is another location where sapsucke...

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...