Hi Claudia and all, Red-headed Woodpecker is a scarce, local, and declining breeder throughout low- and mid-elevation parts of NYS. In many areas it is also notably irregular from year to year. It is a regular migrant along the outer coast, where it is more frequent in fall than in spring. I believe it is currently listed as a Species of Special Concern in NYS, but it probably merits designation as State-Threatened as a breeder.
That said, there are a number of very accessible and authoritative resources relevant to queries such as yours, many produced by or in collaboration with the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA). In particular, check out "The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State"-- http://www.nybirds.org/ProjAtlas.htm --and also "Bull's Birds of New York State"-- http://www.nybirds.org/Publications/BullsBirds.htm --and the quarterly journal of record, The Kingbird-- http://nybirds.org/Publications/kingbird.htm Every issue includes detailed regional reports describing notable events and trends in the bird life of each of ten geographic regions of NYS (the Albany area is NYSOA Region 8, where Will Yandik does a great job distilling masses of information on bird occurrence each quarter). Finally, for those interested in cutting edge, NYS-specific research on this and other species, I recommend attending this year's New York Birders' Conference and Annual Meeting of NYSOA, at Uniondale, Long Island, 1-3 November-- http://nybirdersconference.org/ Just this afternoon, I received a poster abstract titled, "Red-headed Woodpecker Nest-site Selection and Reproductive Success at the Northern Limit of Its Range" by researchers from West Virginia University and Fort Drum. Come check it out! Shai Mitra Editor, The Kingbird ________________________________ From: bounce-107834166-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-107834166-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of CLAUDIA PERRETTI [beec...@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:46 PM To: Cornell Birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] query I am curious if anyone knows the actual status of the red-headed woodpecker in NY, especially in the Albany and southern areas of the state? Is it considered a rare sighting, is it endangered? Claudia P. Newburgh, nY -- ________________________________ PS: Are you attending the CSI Breast Cancer Walkathon on Dolphin Day? Register Now><http://goo.gl/dLUDB> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
