Pinewood
New York correspondent
Red bellied woodpecker nests
Hello all,
I have seen neither fox sparrows nor black capped chickadees for a couple of days, but the northern flickers are now common. However, I did see one swamp sparrow
For two weeks I have observed a red bellied woodpecker working on a London plane tree, just west of the Ladies Pavilion on Hernshead. On Sunday, the woodpecker was able to disappear in the cavity. On Monday, I saw two red bellied woodpeckers, there. So we have a nesting cavity. I will have to wait to find out if the woodpeckers can fend off those aggressive starlings, which seem to be interested in the nest. I also spotted a large cavity with a red-bellied near the oven, Monday, but no bird was there, today.
On Sunday, I got to the Reservoir, to see an occasional shoveller, a few buffleheads, a pie-billed grebe,and a single ruddy duck which was morphing: reddish sides and a blueish bill. For several days, an American coot visited the Lake.
There are numerous ruby crowned and golden crowned kinglets in the Park. A ruby crowned even visited my window For some reason the pine warblers and palm warblers are hanging around the eastern end of Turtle Pond, which also saw a visit from a yellow jumped warbler[/], once known as a "butter butt."
All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur [scribe]
Hello all,
I have seen neither fox sparrows nor black capped chickadees for a couple of days, but the northern flickers are now common. However, I did see one swamp sparrow
For two weeks I have observed a red bellied woodpecker working on a London plane tree, just west of the Ladies Pavilion on Hernshead. On Sunday, the woodpecker was able to disappear in the cavity. On Monday, I saw two red bellied woodpeckers, there. So we have a nesting cavity. I will have to wait to find out if the woodpeckers can fend off those aggressive starlings, which seem to be interested in the nest. I also spotted a large cavity with a red-bellied near the oven, Monday, but no bird was there, today.
On Sunday, I got to the Reservoir, to see an occasional shoveller, a few buffleheads, a pie-billed grebe,and a single ruddy duck which was morphing: reddish sides and a blueish bill. For several days, an American coot visited the Lake.
There are numerous ruby crowned and golden crowned kinglets in the Park. A ruby crowned even visited my window For some reason the pine warblers and palm warblers are hanging around the eastern end of Turtle Pond, which also saw a visit from a yellow jumped warbler[/], once known as a "butter butt."
All images by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur [scribe]
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