Jeffco - Info - No sightings

[Ira Sanders]

Birders,

I birded with a couple of friends from Chicago today and in running around Jeffco, checked the trees north of Sedalia for Lewis's Woodpecker but didn't find any and then checked the historical area for 3-Toed 10 mi west of Sedalia and also w/o any success.  I think the area west of Sedalia is played out for woodpeckers as we didn't even find a Hairy Woodpecker in the area.

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Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

[Steve Stachowiak]

Cobirders,

The areas that Ira describes in his post are actually in Douglas County.  I too have not had any observations of Lewis's Woodpecker activity this year at the historical spot just north of Sedalia.  However, the American Three-toed Woodpeckers can still be observed the historical spot ~10 mi west of Sedalia.  I have observed them at that location multiple times this year, most recently being the third week of June.  They are responsive to a reasonable imitation of their drumming.  The area was also ripe with Williamson's Sapsuckers and even a few Hairy's as well.

Good birding,

Steve Stachowiak

Highlands Ranch, CO