I was hoping that a pileated woodpecker might be a sign of spring, but a quick bit of research revealed that they are not migratory.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
A flash of red
I saw a pileated woodpecker this morning. It is not a bird I see very often and I cannot remember the last time I saw one. According to one bird distribution map, it has a fairly board range, but is absent in most of Illinois and eastern Indiana. Does anyone know how common it is in our area?
I noticed it because I was trying to get a picture of the sun shining through the ice on the trees. None of those pictures turned out well and by the afternoon most of that ice will be gone.
I was hoping that a pileated woodpecker might be a sign of spring, but a quick bit of research revealed that they are not migratory.
I was hoping that a pileated woodpecker might be a sign of spring, but a quick bit of research revealed that they are not migratory.
We had one at our house for several months this winter at the feeder. Have not seen it for a few weeks now.
ReplyDeleteI see them down along the Iroqouis river
ReplyDeleteVery cool bird! And good shot of it--birds can be so hard to photograph.
ReplyDeleteas to the Washburn house. It was not built by the Dr. Washburn it was Built By Simon Thompson as close as I can tell circa 1879. For years it was called the Curry House because the President of the Monon Railroad lived there. He had married one of Simon's daughters.
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