Date:         Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:37:56 -0500
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From:         Fred Pierce <fpierce@AVIALANTIC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Woodpeckers in yard
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I noticed a bit of Titmouse singing yesterday also - nice sound.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM]On
> Behalf Of Janet Millenson
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 9:49 PM
> To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Woodpeckers in yard
>
>
> Woodpecker behavior at my suet feeder has been interesting to watch. These
> birds don't like to share.
>
> The two female Downy Woodpeckers regularly spend half the day aggressively
> chasing each other. Yesterday they got into a real stare-down at the suet
> until the male arrived, at which point one female flew away and the other
> one went after her in attack mode. It looks like they use up more energy
> bickering over the suet than they gain from eating it.
>
> The Pileated Woodpeckers, too big to cling to the suet feeder,
> hold onto the
> tree trunk and crane their neck backwards. There are two males
> and a female
> who visit. One of the males is quite timid. The other one is tame
> -- my old
> buddy from the past two winters who lets me walk right up to him and chat!
> He's hard to miss because he calls loudly and non-stop as he
> approaches the
> feeder. (Why is he so unusually vocal? A territorial thing?
> Calling to ME to
> come out?!) As a result of having three PIWOs whacking on our
> many half-dead
> trees, parts of the deck, driveway and yard are noticeably littered with
> large wood chips.
>
> By the way, this week the titmice started singing ("peter,
> peter"); a little
> hint of spring in the icy weather of January.
>
> Janet Millenson
> Potomac, MD
> janet@twocrows.com
>
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