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Re: Red Headed Woodpecker
- To: Carolina Birds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Red Headed Woodpecker
- From: Joshua Stuart Rose <jsr6@duke.edu>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:40:46 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <000a01bf484b$b09ba280$53631b3f@y2b6b7>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Sharon Turner wrote:
>
> I was checking out a spot for the CBC, and found the resident R H busy =
> filling up holes with acorns. The tree looked like a picture you see of=20
> Acorn Woodpecker trees. I'm sure there were well over a hundred holes.
> Has anyone else seen this with Red Heads?
This is fairly normal for them. I've seen a young one storing acorns this
way up in Massachusetts.
Joshua S. Rose
Duke University
Department of Zoology
jsr6@acpub.duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/