In the fall, I have often noticed Downy WP and even Red-bellied WP feed on dry sweet corn stalks in my garden in a similar manner.

Good Birding,
Glen Lovelace III
Seaford, DE



-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Mader, Russell - Washington, DC
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] woodpecker musing


Got a few pictures of one doing the same thing at Blackwater last fall,
seemed very odd....

Russ Mader
Annapolis




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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Don Burggraf
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:23 AM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] woodpecker musing

Hi all

Out of my office window, I just saw a Downy Woodpecker land on a bamboo 
shoot and start pecking. It looked like he was taking it a bit easy with
his 
head-thrusts at the narrow, narrow shaft he was hanging on. Then he
decided 
to give it a good whack or two. The bamboo shook. He shook. He kept 
whacking. Then he flew to another shoot, repeated the process as he
worked 
his way up and down. I don't remember seeing a woodpecker attack such a 
slender stalk before. But then, I guess that Chinese woodpeckers must
have 
gotten used to this long ago. Oh, well. Back to work.

Don Burggraf
Baltimore






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>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Southern Lapwing Pics
>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:37:36 -0400
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>Photos and info on the Southern Lapwing in Worcester County from
yesterday
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>http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/sola
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>Doing research on status, etc.
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>Mark L Hoffman
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>Sykesville, MD
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