Keep in mind that woodpeckers may excavate roosting holes, so excavation is
not necessarily an indicator of nest building.

I encourage people, as Kent did, to fill out either a nest card or an Atlas
"casual observation form" (available soon on the Atlas website) if you see
evidence of nesting for rare species.

Roz Renfrew

At 09:47 AM 2/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Wayne and All,
>
>Whatever happened to the Dead Creek Red-bellied? As I recall, it was
>calling for quite some time back in the late spring in the woods just
>behind the first parking area.
>
>Tom Barber
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Wayne Scott
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:17 AM
>   Subject: Re: Whalley Rd. woodpecker
>
>
>       There is only one confirmed nesting ever of Red-bellied in Vermont - in
>   Brattleboro a couple of years ago; so any evidence of additional nesting is
>   significant. I predict with the new Atlas Project getting underway this
>   year, there will be others.
>   __________________________________
>   Wayne Scott
>   Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert
>
>   416 Hanover Center Road
>   Etna, NH 03750
>   (603) 643-0179
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>
>   > Recently, Rodney Olsen saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker on a feeder at
> the jct.
>   > of Whalley and Lake Rd. in Charlotte. I can't answer his question
> (Are they
>   > uncommon winter birds?)   - but in March '02   I spent quite a long time
>   > watching   a red-bellied woodpecker apparently excavating a nest hole
> right
>   > beside the apple orchard at the right-angle bend in Whalley Road.
>   >
>   > Maeve Kim
>   > Jericho Center

Rosalind Renfrew
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
27023 Church Hill Road
Woodstock, VT 05091
802-457-2779 ext. 127