{"id":269,"date":"2011-02-23T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outdooredguys.wordpress.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2011-02-23T10:35:49","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:35:49","slug":"rbwp-mia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/2011\/02\/23\/rbwp-mia\/","title":{"rendered":"RBWP MIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been weeks since I\u2019ve seen her, or either of the two \u201chims\u201d. As of today, I officially declare MIA (missing in action) my RBWP (AOU \u2013 American Ornithologists\u2019 Union abbreviation for the red-bellied woodpecker). Since November I\u2019ve had 2 male and one female red-bellied woodpeckers at my feeders at Blair. They are beautiful birds \u2013 the \u201czebra\u201d woodpecker as it is sometimes called for the white barring across its black back. It is not a species common in the Blair area, although it thrives in various other locales throughout Waterloo County. I\u2019ve not seen any of \u201cmy\u201d birds since February 8. Perhaps they are transient and have moved on; perhaps one of the neighbours\u2019 feeders are more appealing than mine (can\u2019t imagine that); perhaps \u2013 no not that \u2013 the local Coopers hawk has made a meal of them.\u00a0 Maybe they’ll be back…<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Red-bellied_Woodpecker\/id<\/p>\n

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Female RBWP at the Blair feeders<\/p><\/div>\n

Today was an otherwise great day for woodpeckers, the kids got to see both the downy and hairy at the forest feeders playing peek-a-boo from behind the suet cage. And a crow-sized pileated woodpecker flashed past my office window at about 3 pm \u2013 an unusual spot for such a sighting. We heard one calling while out walking with friends yesterday, but weren\u2019t able to locate it, so this was icing on the cake.<\/p>\n

(click on any of these photos to see them full-size in a new tab or window)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Pileated Woodpecker (female)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Male Hairy Woodpecker<\/p><\/div>\n

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Downy Woodpecker (female)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been weeks since I\u2019ve seen her, or either of the two \u201chims\u201d. As of today, I officially declare MIA (missing in action) my RBWP (AOU \u2013 American Ornithologists\u2019 Union abbreviation for the red-bellied woodpecker). Since November I\u2019ve had 2 male and one female red-bellied woodpeckers at my feeders at Blair. They are beautiful birds […]<\/p>\n

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