Celebrating another Erie County “winter bird” with a beautiful male Hairy Woodpecker at McClelland Park:
Mostly distinguished from Downy Woodpecker in the field based on call, larger size, and much larger beak.
Hairy Situation
Celebrating another Erie County “winter bird” with a beautiful male Hairy Woodpecker at McClelland Park:
Mostly distinguished from Downy Woodpecker in the field based on call, larger size, and much larger beak.
Wow! Cute! What’s in the hole? Food from last summer?
Pretty sure it was looking for fresh critters w/i the tree bark or cambium/sapwood. The hole seemed relatively fresh.