I can't remember whether it was a Black-Backed or Three-Toed Woodpecker, but one of these was seen 20-25 years ago by an experienced birder from the Eaton Birding Society - maybe Lyn Jacobs? - at her home near Canandaigua Lake. The sighting pre-dates eBird and apparently never was entered but a few other semi-local sitings have been. So while these woodpeckers are very rare in this area they certainly are not unheard of.
Best - Alicia On 3/9/2014 3:35 PM, Martin Fellows Hatch wrote: > Dave, > > Hairys come to our suet feeder often. It's not a Hairy. I'd say that > the Hairys don't have as much "bulk" as this bird did. > > Sorry I don't have more to describe of the body wing colors. The bird > perched on the suet feeder in such a way that I could see only its > left side. What I remember of it is that the belly was black/grey with > white flecks and the wing was similar. Not as much white anywhere as > I've seen on a Hairy, especially the belly. There was also a whitish > stripe under its eye. Later this afternoon there has been a Downy and > Hairy at the feeder. They both had more clear white on their bodies, > especially on the underside. > > The thing I remember most clearly was its call, the base tone of which > was lower than the hairy's and still lower than the downy's, and the > "cheep" of it all was somehow "richer" than that of the downy and hairy. > > About size, I'd say that it is hard to know if it was larger or > smaller than the Hairys I've seen, but I said larger because of the > bulk of it. > > Best, Marty > > On Mar 9, 2014, at 2:36 PM, Dave Nutter wrote: > >> Marty, >> The back and sides are more distinguishing between the species, so >> more detail would be helpful. I think immature Hairy Woodpeckers >> occasionally show yellow on the crown. >> --Dave Nutter >> >> On Mar 09, 2014, at 01:12 PM, Donna Scott <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Dear Marty & Susie >>> Please describe more about the feather patterns on the woodpecker. >>> What pattern is on its back and sides? >>> >>> My Sibley guide says the three-toed is a bit smaller than the Hairy >>> wdpkr. (Altho without the two seen together, size is hard to judge, >>> as they tell us in Spring Field Ornithology class) >>> >>> However, the Black-Backed wdpkr, which also has a yellow head patch, >>> is slightly larger than an Amer. Three Toed and the Hairy. >>> >>> Both the Black- Backed and Amer. Three-toed Woodpeckers would be >>> rare here, but w this severe winter weather it seems like anything >>> is possible. >>> Thanks for more description of the bird. >>> >>> Donna Scott >>> Lansing >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> Donna Scott >>> >>> On Mar 9, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Martin Fellows Hatch <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hope that this report is not "too casual" for you all, but we have >>>> had an American three-toed woodpecker at our suet feeder and on a >>>> maple tree nearby today. The feeder is out the window, within 10 >>>> feet of our dining-room table, so we can see it clearly. What we >>>> see is the following. Slightly larger than a Hairy. Head slightly >>>> larger. A Yellow stripe on the front of the top of the head >>>> (beginning behind the beak and above the eye and extending towards >>>> the top). >>>> >>>> It has also been on a maple tree about 20 feet away from the >>>> feeder, moving about a bit on the trunk and branches and making a >>>> cry unlike those of the hairy and downy that I have heard: short >>>> and "chippy", with a timbre that is bright and brisk, but the >>>> "base" tone is lower than the hairy and downy. >>>> >>>> Marty and Susie Hatch >>>> Snyder Hill Road, opposite Besemer Hill Road >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? >>>> From: John and Sue Gregoire <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 14:29:04 -0500 >>>> X-Message-Number: 10 >>>> >>>> That would be exceedingly amazing for this area. Never say never >>>> but that report is >>>> entirely too casual to be believed. >>>> -- >>>> John and Sue Gregoire >>>> Field Ornithologists >>>> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory >>>> 5373 Fitzgerald Road >>>> Burdett,NY 14818-9626 >>>> Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ >>>> <http://www.empacc.net/%7Ekestrelhaven/> >>>> "Conserve and Create Habitat" >>>> >>>> On Sat, March 8, 2014 14:25, David Weber wrote: >>>>> Can anyone validate this sighting, or is it just another >>>>> misidentification? >>>>> >>>>> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17357540 >>>>> >>>>> Good birding, >>>>> David >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *David Jonas WeberCornell University, Class of 2016Natural Resources, >>>>> Applied Ecology* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? >>>> From: Rob Blye <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +0000 >>>> X-Message-Number: 12 >>>> >>>> The species has been changed to hairy woodpecker which is much more >>>> likely. >>>> >>>> >>>> Rob Blye >>>> East Coventry Township >>>> Chester County, Pennsylvania >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "John and Sue Gregoire" <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> To: "David Weber" <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Cc: "Cayugabirds-L" <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2014 2:29:04 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? >>>> >>>> That would be exceedingly amazing for this area. 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