[Umpqua Birds] Re: Black-backed woodpecker
- From: "Gayner, Elizabeth" <egayner@xxxxxxx>
- To: "umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 15:08:16 -0700
Very cool observation Tatiana! Thanks for sharing.
*Liz*
*Elizabeth I. Gayner*
*OR/WA BLM Peregrine Falcon Technical Coordinator*
*Lead Wildlife Biologist - Swiftwater Field Office*
Bureau of Land Management - Roseburg District Office
Phone: (541) 464-3381; egayner@xxxxxxx
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Tatiana Dolgushina <
tatiana.nikolai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> If anybody is interested, today I saw a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
> feeding a nestling. While driving back to Roseburg, I stopped on the corner
> of Hwy 138 and FS 4793 (Cinnamon Butte). There is a small parking lot and I
> could see the nesting cavity right from the parking lot. There was possibly
> a second bird that flew off, maybe the female, but I did not get to ID it
> in time. The male was carrying food to the nestling, drumming, and
> vocalizing. The nestling was constantly begging. This was exciting for me
> as I’ve never seen one before and it happened by chance!
>
> Tatiana
>
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