I recall once watching a pileated woodpecker in Fort Snelling State Park pull bark pieces off a large section of trunk, though certainly not to the extreme degree that a black-backed woodpecker might. How common is that behavior with pileateds? Linda Whyte
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Alt, Mark <Mark.Alt at bestbuy.com> wrote: > Peter Neubeck and I walked around the Eloise Butler Sanctuary today, and > we found many Golden-crowned Kinglets, Brown Creepers (we saw a few, > heard many of both species, which is which?) We also ran into large > flocks of Pine Siskins and Cedar Waxwings in the tall Pines and Spruces. > The Spruce and Pines in this area show large cone crops, this may be an > area to hold Crossbills at some point this fall or winter. There are > also large areas of mature pine that have been worked as though by a > Black-backed Woodpecker. No Woodpeckers to be found and the bark > leavings were well under the leaves that have fallen, so perhaps this > was last winter? Still, some of it is bright enough red, people should > check back and look for the culprit - I am told Hairies will scale > trees, it would be nice to witness. These trees are on the south side of > the refuge over the hill past the pond. Chickadees and nuthatches were > mobbing something in the refuge, but it is closed until April, so we > could not venture closer to id the source of anxiety. Great day to be > out and about, > > Good birding to you all. > > Mark Alt > Lean Six Sigma Black Belt > Project Resources Group > Best Buy Co., Inc. > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > > > --- > This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. > Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. > ----- > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a > subject of unsubscribe. >
