According to the latest on the Facebook thread, the photo is from August.
So, no need to get ready to chase, but yes it is know it was here at all.
Someone on FB asserted this would be only the second Oregon record,
although I don't know if that's true or not.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 12:38 PM Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kevin, it is well worth posting it on OBOL. Even if it was seen this
summer, it is a rare bird we otherwise would not have known about.
Tom
*From:* Kevin Scaldeferri [mailto:kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*Sent:* Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:51 AM
*To:* Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* Obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: [obol] Cottage Grove Red-Bellied Woodpecker?
Yes, that's a good point. I think the poster on FB had no idea how much
interest this photo would generate and has gone to do normal Thanksgiving
things. I apologize in advance if this turns out to be a false alarm.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 10:48 AM Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The picture has nothing but green leaves in it. I am guessing it wasn’t
taken recently. The bird is definitely a Red-bellied, though.
*From:* obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Kevin Scaldeferri
*Sent:* Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:36 AM
*To:* Obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [obol] Cottage Grove Red-Bellied Woodpecker?
It doesn't look to have made it to eBird, but the Facebook Birding Oregon
group has a possible Red-bellied Woodpecker spotted in Cottage Grove
https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdingoregon/permalink/1310392582652293/
