[NatureNS] Red-bellied woodpecker, Hfx

Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 09:48:27 -0300 (ADT)
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">And to further confuse the woodpeckers =
Steve - there</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">the Red-headed Woodpecker which makes a=
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">visit to the province. Or as my Grandso=
n says Big Pecks and Little Pecks!</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the spring</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul</span>
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   <br/>&#62; On April 4, 2019 at 2:17 AM Stephen Shaw &#60;srshaw@Dal.Ca&#=
62; wrote:
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   <br/>&#62; Thanks Nancy. Yes, red-bellied WP.=20
   <br/>&#62; In that case it might be interesting to know if any juveniles=
 have been seen around Halifax, which would indicate that numbers are such =
that at least one pair has managed to breed locally. Juveniles should be ea=
sy to ID as they (usually) lack any red on the head, according to my Smiths=
onian Field Guide.=20
   <br/>&#62; Steve (Hfx)
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   <br/>&#62; On Apr 2, 2019, at 3:11 PM, NancyDowd &#60;nancypdowd@gmail.c=
om&#62; wrote:
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   <br/>&#62; &#62; You mean Red-bellied Woodpecker? If so, they are steadi=
ly making inroads into the province and Halifax seems to be the area where =
they are the most common, although still an unusual sighting. They actually=
 do have a reddish wash on their bellies but it is definitely not the first=
 thing you notice.
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   <br/>&#62; &#62; Nancy D
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   <br/>&#62; &#62;&#62; On Apr 2, 2019, at 2:30 PM, Stephen Shaw &#60;srsh=
aw@Dal.Ca&#62; wrote:
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   <br/>&#62; &#62;&#62; Haven=E2=80=99t seen it reported much here, not su=
re if common locally, but this ineptly named species is apparently pushing =
north. Are other people seeing them? Never seen one in the garden before th=
e last month, when one has occasionally visited, particularly partial to so=
me moth-maggot-infested cashews put out on the back deck rail. I managed a =
distant poor photo =E2=80=94 continuous/complete red crest identifies it as=
 a male.=20
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   <br/>&#62; &#62;&#62; We also get at least one flicker and a hairy; the =
regulars are several downys.=20
   <br/>&#62; &#62;&#62; Steve (Hfx)=20
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