I finally confirmed with binocs that the persistently visiting Downy Woodpeckers at my hummingbird feeders are getting their tongues down into the nectar. I can see the water shimmer below where the bill is positioned These are the flat style feeders with openings in the top cover.
Did everyone but me know that woodpeckers competed with hummingbirds for “anthropogenically sourced” nectar? Anne Sent from my iPhone -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
