I am quite sure I saw a Black-backed Woodpecker here, Lansing Sta Rd in ~2007. I see them occasionally in Algonquin Prov Park Ontario, where I go every fall. this was before I joined CBC & posted sightings.
Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Mar 9, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Alicia Plotkin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]> 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]> >>>>> 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/ >>>>> "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]> >>>>> 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]> >>>>> To: "David Weber" <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: "Cayugabirds-L" <[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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