[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Red-headed Woodpecker and Red-shouldered Hawk

Hello Ontbirders This afternoon I observed 1 adult Red-headed Woodpecker at the Old Burn site at Constance Bay. This is the 9th consecutive year for the woodpecker at this site and the earliest date. Last year, 1 was observed on April 23rd which, then, was the earliest date. Normally they

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Area: Red-headed Woodpecker

Hi everyone Birded a number of locations in west of Ottawa today. The Red-headed Woodpeckers are back at Constance Bay Old Burn Site for the 8th consecutive year. This is the earliest arrival date by 2 weeks. Overall the migration has slowed down with the cooler temperature but there was