Surf Scoter in Canon City

Yesterday I photographed this Surf Scoter that was found the day before on a small private reservoir called Valco Ponds along with good numb...

Pair of Rufous-crowned Sparrows

Rufous-crowned Sparrows were first discovered about 15 years ago at the Tunnel Drive area of Canon City during a Christmas Bird Count by bir...

Yellow-bellied and Red-naped Sapsuckers in town now

I have not refound the adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I posted about earlier this month and only 1 of the 6 Williamson's Sapsuckers earl...

Also a Northern Shrike in Williamsburg,CO

I also found a Northern Shrike in the Williamsburg area. Other birds this morning in this scrub-juniper-cactus habitat included a flock of ...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker drilling cold cactus

I found this male Ladder-backed Woodpecker drilling some tree cholla cactus this morning within the large area encompassed by the small town...

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 ...

Rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk

It has been awhile since I have seen a Red-tailed Hawk that was not the usual light morph seen in this area. Today I spotted this Rufous mo...