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blindpig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-19-06 09:36 AM
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I found a fledgling Hairy Woodpecker yesterday.
A tad early, don't ya think? Tail was short, I'd guess a week or so from flying. Sibley's states the season for juveniles being July/August. I took some photos then let it be, hoping the parents would take charge. When I returned a few hours later it was gone and fortunately no piles of feathers around, so maybe it made it.

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semillama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 02:05 PM
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1. depends on where you are located.
If I recall correctly, woodpeckers can be early breeders. I saw probably nesting behavior by a Hairy Woodpecker a couple weeks ago here in Central Ohio.
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blindpig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 02:50 PM
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2. Hmmm
I'm in Upstate SC, so about a month ahead of you, weatherwise. Maybe Sibley bases his dating on New England or maybe they're all getting screwed up. Or maybe it's nothing at all but a photo-op.
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semillama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-05-06 10:17 AM
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3. also could be a second brood.
A lot of birds will produce a second brood after the first fledges and are finding their own food.

I'm participating in the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II. Just documented a fledgling red-bellied woodpecker. I also have singing Prothonotary Warblers in my atlas block, so I'm hoping to confirm breeding for them too!

If you get a chance to participate in a breeding bird survey, do it! it's really a different way to look at birds and your skills improve so much.
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