Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-10 Thread Donna Scott
 which is much more 
 likely. 
 
 
 Rob Blye 
 East Coventry Township 
 Chester County, Pennsylvania 
 
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 Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? 
 
 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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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-10 Thread Martin Fellows Hatch
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Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.netmailto:rwb...@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +
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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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?

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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RE: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-10 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
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


From: bounce-113070004-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[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.commailto: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.edumailto: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.edumailto: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

[cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Martin Fellows Hatch
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.netmailto: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/
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

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Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.netmailto:rwb...@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +
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 k...@empacc.netmailto:k...@empacc.net
To: David Weber weberbird...@gmail.commailto:weberbird...@gmail.com
Cc: Cayugabirds-L 
cayugabirds-l@cornell.edumailto:cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
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. 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


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Donna Scott
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 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
 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
 --
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 Applied Ecology*
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 Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
 From: Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.net
 Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +
 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 k...@empacc.net 
 To: David Weber weberbird...@gmail.com 
 Cc: Cayugabirds-L cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu 
 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. 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 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Dave Nutter
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 NutterOn Mar 09, 2014, at 01:12 PM, Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote:Dear Marty  SusiePlease 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 ScottLansingSent from my iPhoneDonna ScottOn Mar 9, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Martin Fellows Hatch m...@cornell.edu wrote:Hope that this report is not "too casual" for you all, but we have had an Americanthree-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 HatchSnyder Hill Road, opposite Besemer Hill Road Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? From: John and Sue Gregoire 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/ "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=S17357540Good birding,David--*David Jonas WeberCornell University, Class of 2016Natural Resources,Applied Ecology*  Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting? From: Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.net Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 + 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" k...@empacc.net To: "David Weber" weberbird...@gmail.com Cc: "Cayugabirds-L" cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu 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. 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" --Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!--
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Martin Fellows Hatch
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.edumailto: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.edumailto: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.netmailto:k...@empacc.net
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 14:29:04 -0500
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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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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,
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Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: Rob Blye rwb...@comcast.netmailto:rwb...@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +
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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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report is
entirely too casual to be believed.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Jeff Gerbracht
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American three-toed woodpecker

2014-03-09 Thread Alicia Plotkin
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[cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?

2014-03-08 Thread David Weber
Can anyone validate this sighting, or is it just another misidentification?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?

2014-03-08 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
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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On Sat, March 8, 2014 14:25, David Weber wrote:
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?

2014-03-08 Thread Rob Blye
The species has been changed to hairy woodpecker which is much more likely. 


Rob Blye 
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Chester County, Pennsylvania 

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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. Never say never but that 
report is 
entirely too casual to be believed. 
-- 
John and Sue Gregoire 
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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 
 
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