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, one or more Williamson's Sapsuckers has wintered in Canon City since I discovered the first one in 2003.
I think this is an adult female but she was busy drilling holes and didn't give me a good view of her breast area which is black on adults. Immature females should have more brownish feathers on their upperparts also.
I did a more thorough check of the Abbey area and found 4 trees, all Scots pines, that showed fresh sapwells so either this bird has been around for awhile or there is more than one sapsucker. SeEtta

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