Date: 12/5/25 10:43 am
From: zroadrunner14 <zroadrunner14...>
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Unknown Woodpecker, Montrose Colorado, Dec 04 25



Ron, I tried to blow up the pictures w/o much luck. My swag on your bird is a juv Williamson's Sapsucker.

Ira Sanders











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> On Dec 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM, Ron W <ourwildplaces...> wrote:
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> Hello all, as my field report states :
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> Roughly 9" with a short tail. In full sunlight, the bird shows no markings on its all dark back. Similarly the head is also all dark, with a possible dark red semicircle below the eye. I observed this bird from roughly 15' for around 2 minutes (equipped with only a cell phone). In that time woodpecker made no vocalizations."
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> 4 photos are included with the report.
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> https://ebird.org/checklist/S287390731 ; --
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