I saw an immature Red-headed Woodpecker (possibly 2) at Algonkian Regional
Park, the first of that species I have ever seen in this location. The bird
was along the south side of the golf course, not far from the Hole 1 green.
The bird appeared to be pulling acorns from a Willow Oak and caching them in
one or two dead trees nearby.
The full list of my sightings at Algonkian today include:
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 22
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 30
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 4
Chipping Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 75
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Bill Brown
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