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Bayard

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22. Woodpeckers are considered a big nuisance in the area of Calif. where I lived
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 10:19 AM
Sep 2021

Down the road from Kings Canyon./Sequoia National Parks.

They will make swiss cheese out of any kind of wood structure to hide their vast collection of acorns. My little old farmhouse, and huge garage, were both wooden. There were whole sections of pecker wood. I finally got the rest of my stuff shipped here, after years in storage out there. Some of it was chock full of acorns.

They are protected (don't know what variety they were), but people shoot them anyway because of the damage they cause. The fate of the Ivory-Billed is very sad, however. Doesn't sound like they ever harmed anything, but we killed them off anyway.



Hmm, we have a family of "Ivory-billed woodpeckers" in our backyard, they come and go. Escurumbele Sep 2021 #1
Take a photo and let someone know!! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #2
probably pileated woodpeckers, very similar NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #3
I was thinking that bird looked almost identical to one that nested in my largest oak tree. lark Sep 2021 #5
white areas on wing, size, call, bill color among other aspects NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #6
What is the ivory billed woodpeckers habitat? lark Sep 2021 #8
Remote cypress swamps and bottom land forests in the South, mainly. Nay Sep 2021 #10
their SE virgin forests are all gone which led to their demise NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #12
I saw a pileated woodpecker once, when I was a kid Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #38
they are common where we now live - one flew over my head, just 10 feet above me, today! NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #39
I can imagine! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #40
Agree with NewHendoLib that it was probably a pilated BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #4
Thanks so much for this. lark Sep 2021 #7
You are welcome! BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #13
if you get a recording of woodpeckers, you can play it and they will answer you. mopinko Sep 2021 #17
As we walk around in the morning, my husband mimics the birds calls & they call back. lark Sep 2021 #19
I love Cornell's bird song database and use it a lot BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #20
That is, surprisingly, not far off from this: LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #28
LOL BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #29
I am an 82 years old birdwatcher dem in texas Sep 2021 #34
Growing up, there were many birds that I would hear about that frequented the suburbs BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #35
A neat suggestion! I think I'll do this, go and get recordings of some bird calls from my ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2021 #31
a local database is a great thing to have. mopinko Sep 2021 #32
Downys will steal food out of your hand. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #11
HA!!! You just confirmed what I posted here - BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #16
Woodpeckers are considered a big nuisance in the area of Calif. where I lived Bayard Sep 2021 #22
Well I saw the damage that the Downy woodpecker did to the posts of my sister's deck railing BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #23
Every Spring, Downys start whacking on our house. paleotn Sep 2021 #25
They seem to be spoiled and want BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #26
This is sad Botany Sep 2021 #9
i remember reading here about a possible sighting. mopinko Sep 2021 #18
Thank goodness the Pileated Woodpecker is still around. MineralMan Sep 2021 #14
Oscar Owre (RIP) is reunited with his beloved woodpecker Aviation Pro Sep 2021 #15
Preview of Coming Attractions . . . hatrack Sep 2021 #21
This makes me sad. n/t Calista241 Sep 2021 #24
That's too bad MustLoveBeagles Sep 2021 #27
Humans are destroying the only known biosphere in the universe Mysterian Sep 2021 #30
We won! jeffreyi Sep 2021 #33
Please don't send any more turkey vultures! NullTuples Sep 2021 #36
... BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #37
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