Although I'm sure many of you already know this, I thought that I would let
Hampton Roads birders know of an alternative to Newport News Park for easy
views of Red-headed Woodpeckers. I have visited Ragged Island WMA in
Smithfield twice in the past week, and both times I have been rewarded with
outstanding, up-close and personal views of atleast two Red-headed
Woodpeckers. I usually see them either in the parking lot or on the
multiple dead trees along the trail from the parking lot which leads to the
boardwalk. When I see them they usually seem to be engaged in a sort of
flycatching, which is very fun to watch, and I say more power to them as the
biting flies are out in force right now: Don't forget the bug spray! By the
way, the brown-headed nuthatches have also been very cooperative in the same
areas. All the Best!
Nick Flanders.
Newport News, VA.
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