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 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
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