Several years ago we were taking a break while driving back to NY and
went for a walk in Brigham County Park, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
There were nesting RH Woodpeckers, an adult feeding nestlings, and this
is part of the note I entered into eBird:
> the color of the adult: it was as though t
Thanks for the info, Kevin. It was a bit frustrating to label all the photos
“adult, sex unknown” when there were clearly (at least) 2 different birds, and
it seemed a good bet that there was (at least) 1 of each sex. But so be it.
- - Dave Nutter
> On Jul 6, 2023, at 7:42 PM, Kevin J. McGowan
No, and no. :^(
The sexes in Red-headed Woodpeckers are not distinguishable by plumage. The
difference in staining could very well be the consequence of one bird being in
the nest cavity more than the other, but it is usually the male that does more
incubation and brooding than the female, as i
Yes and No.
On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 4:52 PM Dave Nutter wrote:
> This morning I biked up to the east edge of the Town of Ithaca on a
> successful quest to see the Red-headed Woodpeckers whose nest with young
> was located by Tom Schulenberg over 2 1/2 weeks ago. I was able to scope
> and photogra
This morning I biked up to the east edge of the Town of Ithaca on a successful
quest to see the Red-headed Woodpeckers whose nest with young was located by
Tom Schulenberg over 2 1/2 weeks ago. I was able to scope and photograph
through a small gap in foliage at a respectful enough distance that
