Mount Desert Island Birds: Red-headed Woodpecker Continues
Douglas Point Emery Cove, Hancock, US-ME
Mar 22, 2013 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Bill Townsend and I spent some time observing the Red-headed Woodpecker this morning. We first saw it at the feeder, then back to the roost tree. We spent a little time coaxing it into the open finally for some excellent shots that Bill made from his vantage point. I noticed that the Pileated Wood peckers have been excavating hard just above and to the north of the RHWP hole. Jokingly wonder if they do that while he is inside the cavity. The bird continues to look healthy. Obviously still using the feeder. We are eight days short of 3 months since this bird started spending time here. Bill and mused whether this bird will move on one the testosterone kicks in?? Cold wind blowing and 27 F Sunny. This bird began here on December 30, 2012 and continues today.
11 species
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1 CONTINUING since Dec 30, 2012 Looks healthy and well nourished.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 SKY-POINTING
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
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