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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
Yesterday and today (Thursday), a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker has visited my 
platform sunflower seed feeder. The bird has a brownish-gray head, streaked 
breast and the large white wing patches on the secondaries. This youngster is 
agressive and charges other birds that attempt to feed. This morning it chased 
away a flock of 7 Mourning Doves, a couple of nuthatches and a Carolina 
Chickadee.
This is the first time a Red-headed has ever come to a feeder in my yard. A 
couple of adult birds were visiting a feeder at the home of Johnnie and Betty 
Ratliff near Grundy a couple of weeks ago. That was the first record of this 
species coming to a feeder here in Buchanan County. The number of Red-head 
sightings in this area is definitely up this year.

Last week a flock of Rusty Blackbirds and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were seen in 
the county. These species are also not commonly observed in this area.

Enjoy the birds,

Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA
Buchanan County

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