Geo mentioned 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers making a commotion around his house. We have had four RBWO being very noise at out house for over a month. This activity peaked Sunday, at the same time that Geo observed the same behavior at his house. On Sunday, we had two females, one chasing the other, for over an hour. Very noisy. The male hung around part of the time and then left, perhaps hoping that both females would become reconciled to each other and one would excavate a new hole nearby. "Our pair" has excavated a hole that can be watched from our kitchen sink and window, much more fun than washing dishes (both male and female shared in excavating). On Sunday, after about an hour of nearly constant pursuit, one of the female RBWO went into the nest cavity. For the next several minutes, the two femals had a billing duel. One inside the hole kept poking at the one outside and visa versa. Really interesting wing flashing, bobbing, calling and beak thrusting. The two females have not been at it since that I have seen.
John Confer On 4/24/2011 9:24 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote: > Around my yard this morning: lots of gobbling tom Turkeys, Ruffed > Grouse thumping from various directions, several Hermit Thrushes, > numerous Ruby-crowned Kinglets, one Blue-headed Vireo, one Black and > White Warbler, one Louisiana Waterthrush, several Field Sparrows, at > least six Fox Sparrows (peaking here now!), numerous Eastern Towhees, > a few Purple Finches... > > Several days ago all my feeder birds vanished for a few minutes while > an immature Cooper's Hawk ambushed the deserted feeders. > > For five minutes I watched a pair (!) of Cowbirds attend very > purposefully to the movements of the Phoebes nesting under my eaves. I > thought this kind of scouting was just the responsibility of the > female Cowbird, but apparently not. Maybe female scouting just looks > irresistibly attractive to the male? > > A Red-bellied Woodpecker threesome made quite a commotion in the big > maple tree over my porch. > > -Geo > > Geo Kloppel > Bowmaker & Restorer > 227 Tupper Road > Spencer NY 14883 > > 607 564 7026 > g...@cornell.edu > geoklop...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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