There have been (at least) four RHWP in Westchester over the past two weeks — a pair staying now more than two weeks at croton point by model airplane field, one at least through yesterday for about a week at Marshlands, and one seen today Blue Mountain Reservation (Peekskill). All four are immature birds the two at CPP I have seen caching acorns. I was curious and perhaps a woodpecker expert may know how common it would be to have four different RHWP at all in the county since each sighting makes the rare bird alert, then on top of that the likelihood of all 4 being immature, also curious how likely it is that one or both will over winter at CPP, and when if they do stay do they reach maturity and get that striking red head.
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