Bob Flores spent part of the morning looking for the bird and I was there for a while this afternoon and neither of us was able to relocate it. The area is Oak/Ash riparian woodland with few "sap" trees like Wild Cherry or even Bigleaf Maple so it could be he has moved to somewhere with better long-term food prospects. Both Downtown Camas and Washougal are not far away with tons of things like large old fruit trees planted in yards. If you're in these areas keep your eyes peeled and your ears open as a Sapsucker on new territory will be looking to find and begin the process of developing sap sources (those rows of tiny holes around a tree) if the site suits them. My cherry, plum, and some maple trees in my yard are riddled with these holes.

Good luck and good birding

Rob
Rob Conway
Camas, WA
45.58?N 122.44?W - elevation 310 ft.
robin_birder at hotmail.com





Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:07:50 -0700
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Williamson's Sapsucker, Nesting Lesser Goldfinch, Camas, WA
From: rflores_2 at msn.com
To: robin_birder at hotmail.com







Post please what you find



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Rob Conway <robin_birder at hotmail.com> wrote:





Bob,



The bird was moving quite a bit. Seen first in the area right where the paved trail hits the boardwalk. I was able to find and refind him into areas on both sides of the trail by sound as he was tapping regularly.
With all of the ash and oak woodland it could be he's moved on to richer sap tree ground. I can't get out until later this afternoon but plan to try to relocate him.


Rob



Rob Conway


Camas, WA

45.58?N 122.44?W - elevation 310 ft.

robin_birder at hotmail.com













Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:01:27 -0700

Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Williamson's Sapsucker, Nesting Lesser Goldfinch, Camas, WA

From: rflores_2 at msn.com

To: robin_birder at hotmail.com




Was it seen on a sap tree was it moving a lot? I take it it was seen before the foot bridge



Thanks



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Rob Conway <robin_birder at hotmail.com> wrote:





For those who have asked the Williamson's is a male - beautiful bird. The NE 3rd Loop end of the trail is just off of.... NE 3rd (business 14) which is the main drag through downtown Camas. Go through
town and then you'll head downhill crossing Lacamas Creek, make a right at the next light (NE 3rd Loop) and then park in the tiny lot with a tiny park on the right about 1/4 down the street. The Goldfinches were in the small park and the Williamsons was just
down the hill on the right down the paved trail. Walk out to the boardwalk (which was under 2 feet of water 2 weeks ago) and watch on your left. Not much farther on is a big beargrass meadow that is over head high and it hosts all kinds of sparrows, wrens,
rails and other creatures.



Good luck and good birding



Rob


Rob Conway


Camas, WA

45.58?N 122.44?W - elevation 310 ft.

robin_birder at hotmail.com













From: robin_birder at hotmail.com

To: tweeters at u.washington.edu; obol at freelists.org

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:33:30 +0000

CC:

Subject: [Tweeters] Williamson's Sapsucker, Nesting Lesser Goldfinch, Camas, WA




This morning on my walk along the Washougal River Greenway Trail I found a Williamson's Sapsucker along the boardwalk at the NE 3rd Loop end of the trail working a number of different trees but easily
found by following the tapping. In the same area were Lesser Goldfinches collecting food and returning them to a nest near the parking lot. Good birds for the morning.



Rob




Rob Conway


Camas, WA

45.58?N 122.44?W - elevation 310 ft.

robin_birder at hotmail.com













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