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The three of us were waiting for about an hour at only 2°C, having Great , Eurasian Blue and Coal T**s , Eurasian Nuthatch , Common Blackbird , Goldcrest and Middle Spotted Woodpecker. At the right spot. Birding Black Woodpecker Europe Serbia woodpeckers' And we wait. Nothing happens. These woodies have nerves of steel.

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However, he’s been known to share his perspicacious avian observations around the web, including right here! Today, he talks about a crazy woodpecker… A couple of years ago there was a big controversy on NPR about woodpeckers. Unlike other woodpeckers, you often see them foraging on the ground.

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Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when I was doing an alleged Big Year in New York State, but not seeing a bird for a single year does not make it a nemesis. But Black Woodpecker ? Yet, here I am, back from Austria, minus one Black Woodpecker sighting. What happened?

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That’s right…I used the punchline from one of the worst jokes in history for this one, but it seems strangely apt. Golden-fronted Woodpecker , Altamira Oriole ) but a ton of neotropical migrants go for it too. Red-headed Woodpecker. So without further delay, here is just a sample from South Padre Island, Texas.

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Looking in that direction, we soon discover another LSE on the ground and, in a bush right in front of us, one lovely male Subalpine Warbler. It lands on a bare branch inside the forest at the opposite slope of the valley, right next to another LSE and we observed more than we hoped for – a pair copulating.

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker. It also meant Red-cockaded Woodpeckers could be nearby. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are rare. This was my second time on the recreation area specifically looking for the woodpecker, and it looked like another bust. The pair of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers busily working up and down two thin tree trunks.

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Old beech forests are inhabited by Grey-headed Woodpecker , Eurasian Green Woodpecker , Black Woodpecker , White-backed Woodpecker (rare), Stock Dove (uncommon), Collared Flycatcher , Red-breasted Flycatcher (rare), Marsh Tit and Coal Tit. Above them, on limestone cliffs, Alpine Swift and Crag Martin breed.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This sounds like an exciting topic for a blog post, right? For a birdwatcher, it is rather nice to be at a place where – unlike my 13th floor Shanghai apartment – there are birds right outside the house. Great Spotted Woodpecker. Birds of a specific place with an unpronounceable name that you have never heard of?

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AUGUST 11, 2022

You can park by the side and check the Boljetinska River Canyon at your right, a true geological history book. Among the possible species there are Rock Bunting , Eurasian Wryneck , Grey-headed and Eurasian Green Woodpeckers , European Honey Buzzard , Lesser Spotted Eagle. Somrda Peak (810 m a.s.l.) look out for Alpine Swifts ).

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And then there are the Ground Woodpeckers ! These are one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world. A Ground Woodpecker by Adam Riley But probably the very best attribute of this gem of a birding spot is its proximity to the ocean. And rightly so.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

But next season’s specialties are right around the corner… In the face of cold winds and chill rain, I decided to keep my proverbial powder dry this weekend. Anyway, how far do you really need to go when Red-bellied Woodpeckers hang out at your feeder mere feet from a picture window?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Left – 2nd edition, right – 3rd edition So, not much has changed since the 2nd edition? Another difference, an odd one, some woodpeckers gained weight, could it be a time to consider a diet? Many vagrants have been recorded again and again, giving them the right to sneak into the main plates and to get a full coverage.

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JUNE 18, 2020

The restrictions are being eased (too) quickly, ahead of the elections which will surely be won by the ruling right-wing party, using every dirty trick from a thick book of dirty tricks. Grey-headed Woodpecker by Krishna Prajapati / Wikimedia Commons.

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So best of luck to any and all creatures striving towards a distant horizon right now. But Corey also hit up the Forest Park bird feeders with his family Saturday afternoon and Desi, his five-year-old, was so taken with a Red-bellied Woodpecker (the one above) that Corey had to choose it as his favorite bird of the weekend too.

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Little by little, that woodpecker-like voice takes me ever further and yet, I see no bird. This species is reasonably easy to find if you are in the right kind of habitat – but I am rarely in that type of habitat. And in order to see the bubbles underwater, one needs to be right above the bird.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

This area specifically is renowned for Tucuman Parrots, Yellow-collared Mackaws, Green-cheeked Parakeet, White-throated Antpitta, Creamed-back Woodpecker, Blue-capped Puffleg and Slender-tailed Woodstar, White-bellied Hummingbird , and others. A woodcreeper jumped right in front of us only 100 ft into the trail. Plush-crested Jay.

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I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? And I think this is a good move, the right move, even though part of me still welcomes the rain.

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Sure enough, the owl flew in closer and posed proudly on a snag right beside the road. They were joined by hoards of Common Redpoll and Black-capped Chickadee , along with Red-breasted Nuthatch , Downy Woodpecker , and Hairy Woodpecker. Within minutes, I spotted a crisp, cold white bird flying right in front of the car.

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MARCH 12, 2020

mi after the village of Gaj and spreads at the right-hand (southern) side of the road. Belgrade (Serbian: Beograd) to Deliblato Sands (Deliblatska pescara). The area is accessible from several points off the Gaj – Dubovac road. Driving from the town of Kovin, Hatarica pasture starts about 2 km / 1.2

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MAY 19, 2021

Golden Vireos can also be seen near my home, while Rufous-backed Robins even visit my garden, when conditions are right. But the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker (in this case, a female) is a strictly Hot Country species, replaced by the closely-related Golden-fronted Woodpecker up where we live.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Chickadees, woodpeckers, titmice (like the bird above) and nuthatches are considered “clinging type birds&# and can easily hang upside-down to get access to food. Here’s a Red-bellied Woodpecker on an upside down suet feeder made of recycled plastic. They are clinging birds and use the technique on branches and tree trunks.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

If the winds are right the birds come over in huge numbers and quickly, giving observers scant seconds to identify them. Red-headed Woodpecker at Higbee Beach WMA … a. Once you get up there you are on hallowed ground for the birding world and you are facing some of the most challenging birding that you can find.

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MAY 21, 2012

so, while everyone else in the world was hanging out with the Kirtland’s Warbler ( Setophaga kirtlandii ) on the beach at Magee Marsh last week, I was off on a Biggest Week tour through the beautiful Oak Openings Metropark Preserve looking for Lark Sparrows, Blue Grosbeak, Red-headed Woodpecker and other great local birds.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. It did not take long before we had a family group of Tufted Jays right by the side of the road (KM 216) and an uncommon Gray-collared Becard at the same spot. There are not too many photos of Sinaloa Martin.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. Among Woodpecker Finches, young birds quickly learn to use tools by watching how adult birds do it.

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JULY 24, 2019

Most days you will get a good look at the Arizona Woodpecker. I was quiet surprised to see this male Western Tanager show up right at dark for a quick drink of water. The resident Wild Turkey population is always ready for an easy meal at the feeders. This is a great place to see a good number of Mexican Jays.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Greater Double-collared Sunbird (right) is less common and more localized than its smaller cousin. My final bird for this post is another of my favorites, the Ground Woodpecker. This is the largest of South Africa’s woodpeckers, and in appearance and behavior it is completely different to other members of its family.

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MAY 16, 2020

The real upside is that it is right by my house and the Tawny Owls occasionally stray into my oak tree at night. Blue T**s and Great T**s abound as do Greater Spotted Woodpeckers. The existing villagers joined with the newcomers organizing a whip-round to raise money in the hope of buying it.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

The female isn’t quite so unreal but is still a cool little bird in her own right. Fortunately, as long as the right flowers are present, this special hummingbird isn’t adverse to foraging at eye level. started to visit those plantings, an area on the property now known as Nectar and Pollen. Foothill Rainforest!

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and three of the nine woodpeckers illustrated. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams. Woodpeckers nest in cavities and their young are altricial (born in an undeveloped state), which means there is not a lot of documented information about their young and how they look at different stages.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

If you choose to consider 1944 the year, most people were a little busy right then. Or the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. And oh crap, you guys, we really have to do something about the California Condor situation right now, but what? In 1952, at least in the US, no one wanted to be a Debbie Downer. Or Bachman’s Warbler.

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APRIL 30, 2020

In fact, if I were to leave China right now, they would not let me back into the country. Nanhui does not regularly have any woodpeckers except for the Wryneck , which can be found on migration. Winter is not the greatest time for birding in Shanghai, and this year, there was no escaping to Southeast Asia due to Covid-19.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

When visiting the park in the summer months they can usually be found nesting in a natural cavity in a tree stump or in a woodpecker hole. More commonly old woodpecker holes are utilized and are found throughout the park. Click on photos for full sized images. The pair was actively feeding their young on a frequent basis.

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MAY 13, 2022

However, unfortunately, this seems to be mainly true for Laced Woodpecker (female) … … and Greater Flameback (female). Seeing a Rufous Woodpecker for the first time, I thought it looked kind of weird. “Odd, me?” But the joke simply does not work then).

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AUGUST 8, 2013

Disinterested Gray Langurs await us in the next tree crown; one Black-rumped Flameback woodpecker is searching the branches, while one gorgeous Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher flies by. Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker” Dinopium benghalense. Lesser Yellownape (-d Woodpecker) Picus chlorolophus.

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APRIL 6, 2023

That is a situation where I need an equivalent of a field guide, map on the right and relevant short and easy to follow description on the left hand page: getting there, GPS coordinates to help me find the right turnings or viewing points, and marked areas where particular birding specialties could be found. No more, no less.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Most notably of which was a pair of Blood-colored Woodpeckers. Blood-colored Woodpecker Another sighting that got everyone running was of a Point-tailed Palmcreeper. While they didn’t let me walk right up to them, they didn’t fly away from the moment we pulled in the parking lot. In a palm tree, obviously.

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