Hi Martin,
I was fortunate to see an ATTW in 2006 ? , I need to verify
with my notes, in Pharsalia WMA. The thing that struck me most about this bird
was the feeding behavior. You wouldn't notice this on suet of course, but she
would feed horizontally, peeling bark chunks instead of drilling like we
normally see. It may have been because of this that she moved very quickly from
place to place, probing for insects. I had to practically jog to keep her in
view. The overall black aspect was also striking for someone used to seeing our
common local woodpeckers.
Gary
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[mailto:bounce-113070004-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Fellows
Hatch
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:14 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker
Thank you all for your patience. This morning we had downys, hairys, and
red-bellies at the suet, but not yet the bird we saw yesterday around noon.*
We'll be checking at lunchtime (his and ours).
Best, Marty
*in other words, no yellow stripe on the head
On Mar 10, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Donna Scott wrote:
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
<t...@zoom-dsl.com<mailto:t...@zoom-dsl.com>> 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
<d...@cornell.edu<mailto:d...@cornell.edu>> 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
<m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> 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 <k...@empacc.net<mailto:k...@empacc.net>>
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/>
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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
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*David Jonas WeberCornell University, Class of 2016Natural Resources,
Applied Ecology*
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Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: Rob Blye <rwb...@comcast.net<mailto:rwb...@comcast.net>>
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
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That would be exceedingly amazing for this area. Never say never but that
report is
entirely too casual to be believed.
--
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