I have seen this behavior, too. I think it is advertising possession of a nest cavity ready to share. --Dave Nutter
> On Apr 3, 2017, at 9:25 AM, Carol Cedarholm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yesterday I saw a red bellied woodpecker on a tree right across from llenroc > on Cornell Ave, very close to the curb on the cemetery side of the road > perched above what looked like it might be a nest hole. It was kwirring > quite a bit. > Carol Cedarholm > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
