tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post7015512366797830454..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: My Favorite BirdBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-11479109313524796042006-11-17T21:49:00.000-05:002006-11-17T21:49:00.000-05:00This is my favorite bird also. I am located in mi...This is my favorite bird also. I am located in mid-Mich with approx. 5 families located near my property in the summer.<BR><BR>Plz email me at sspye@aol.comDenisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-13985731034037969422006-09-07T11:23:00.000-04:002006-09-07T11:23:00.000-04:00I wish we saw them more here in NJ. One of my earl...I wish we saw them more here in NJ. One of my earliest bird memories is my dad showing me one in an old telescope we had.Patrick Belardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303946668551674393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-91816952268941801902006-09-06T18:29:00.000-04:002006-09-06T18:29:00.000-04:00Growing up in Huron, Ohio red-headed woodpeckers w...Growing up in Huron, Ohio red-headed woodpeckers were a common bird in our yard. It was not until much later in life, when I became a serious birder, that I realize how uncommon this bird is.<BR>They are truly one of the more spectacular looking birds.Grace n menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-41121750610349644022006-09-06T08:26:00.000-04:002006-09-06T08:26:00.000-04:00Morning BT3Red headed woodpeckers are a specialty ...Morning BT3<BR><BR>Red headed woodpeckers are a specialty of Rondeau. We have a least 6 that come to our feeders throughout the day.<BR><BR>If you are feeling red head withdrawal you could always visit.<BR><BR>Sneaky, eh? Worked another Rondeau invite into your blog.Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-27802519934255664602006-09-06T07:59:00.000-04:002006-09-06T07:59:00.000-04:00Oh, yes - what a great bird! Bill, is it my imagi...Oh, yes - what a great bird! Bill, is it my imagination, or did they used to be more common in Ohio? I seem to remember from my childhood (when dinosaurs roamed the earth, if you believe the 20-somethings I work with) that the Red-headed Woodpecker used to be a fairly common visitor to our bird feeders in eastern Ohio. At the same time, I don't remember Red-bellied Woodpeckers at all. (Of course, this could all be a product of my failing memory and not a birding phenomenon.)<BR><BR>Today, if I want Red-headed Woodpeckers, I have to go looking for them, as I did one day early this year. I already had 6 woodpecker species that day, and went out investigating a spot in Clermont County where I had heard there were red-heads. I was lucky - and patient! - enough to find a small group of them and was rewarded by having one land on a telephone pole right in front of me. For someone who ranks the quality of birding that day by the number of woodpecker species she sees (4 or more is a Good Day), a 7 Woodpecker Day was the ultimate prize.<BR><BR>Kathi<BR><BR>PS: For people in the Toledo area, a guarenteed Red-headed Woodpecker spot is Oak Openings, at Girdham Rd. (Turn your backs to the Lark Sparrow field and look straight ahead.)KatDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-52082313476343601152006-09-05T23:22:00.000-04:002006-09-05T23:22:00.000-04:00There is an old Scandinavian folk tale that my fol...There is an old Scandinavian folk tale that my folks read to us from some collection. It is about a peasant woman who was turned into a red-headed woodpecker because of her stingy behavior. We liked it because, being a family of redheads (2 parents, all 4 kids), it had a special appeal. <BR>It had something to do with the white apron, black cloak and red bonnet that she was wearing when she was changed into a bird.<BR>I've seen the birds several times here in the Black Hills in an old burn area from a forest fire.<BR><BR>Caroline in SDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-66323525514183551992006-09-05T19:56:00.000-04:002006-09-05T19:56:00.000-04:00Susan, they are rarer in Ohio than in Iowa. They n...Susan, they are rarer in Ohio than in Iowa. They need stands of oaks, old trees with dead wood in them, and they do better where there are not lots of starlings.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-22269613211977628332006-09-05T19:14:00.000-04:002006-09-05T19:14:00.000-04:00Wow is right!I've seen them twice here, but they a...Wow is right!<BR>I've seen them twice here, but they are always flying away from me and I don't get to see the pretty red head.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078356859687789659noreply@blogger.com