This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01BE7FB5.9A91B100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gail, This is not a good winter for red-headed woopeckers. The only one I = have seen all year is near Sycamore Landing Road. Driving toward the = river pull into the parking lot on the right(west) and park. Walk back = to the road and go a little to the north to a large metal gate on the = right (east). Then follow the road (more a path now) 50 yards or so = until you reach a wooden shelter where the state keeps their heavy = equipment. I have seen the bird regularly through the winter near this = structure. It is an immature and as of March 28 still didn't have any = red feathers. You have to be patient because at times it very quite and = inactive. This area it the one place you can expect to see red-heads every winter = at McKee-Beshers. Along the towpath my records show that they are on a = three year cycle corresponding to the abundance of acorns. The winter = of 1999-2000 should be a good time for them. Paul Woodward Fairfax, VA grackling@worldnet.att.net ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01BE7FB5.9A91B100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">