[cobirds] 3-toed woodpeckers, Brainard L. area, Boulder County

Yesterday my husband & I watched a pair of American 3-toed woodpeckers hammering & feeding, one above the other, from about 10 feet away near upper end of the Jean Lunning Trail above Brainard Lake. We had a clear view of the male's golden patch & of the 3 forward toes splayed against the dead conifer trunk. We also heard several pine grosbeaks & watched one brilliant male feeding amidst the asters.

Carol Cushman

East Boulder County