[NatureNS] Red-bellied Woodpecker, etc.

From: Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:58:43 -0300
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On 11-Apr-12, at 9:37 PM, Lois Codling wrote:

> Today we had a calling male Red-bellied Woodpecker around all day at  
> the feeders and in the woods behind the house.  This is a welcome  
> addition to the female which has been with us all winter.  The call  
> is very distinctive and loud, and I'm sure the female heard it,  
> though we did not see them together.  Perhaps we'll have a nesting  
> pair nearby!
>
> Yesterday we saw our first Osprey from our yard.  Today we saw  
> another one in Fall River.
>
> Our three B. Orioles continue to come to the feeder for mealworms,  
> grape jelly with suet, and grapes.  The male is becoming quite  
> territorial and is chasing the other two away from the feeding  
> cage.  My husband recently put a plywood divider in the cage in  
> hopes of allowing the others to get in without the male seeing  
> them.  So far we don't think it is working.
>
> Lois Codling
> L. Sackville

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