Is there a bird watching group here anywhere?

[annabanana]

I have a new little bird in my backyard. He showed up when I put a seed "bell" out that seems too hard for my usual little brown jobs and chickadees.

He's got a black & white face, pointy beak, white breast and piebald wings.

[Ptah]

1. Birders (Group)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1208

[In_The_Wind]

2. Interesting description.

Could it be a woodpecker?


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[GoCubsGo]

3. That would be my guess, too.

I often have them coming to my suet feeders.

[In_The_Wind]

5. I was surprised the first time I saw a woodpecker eating seed.

It could be the Harry or the Downy.

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[annabanana]

6. YAY! That's it. Funny. . .

for some reason I thought they'd be much larger birds.

Than you so much

[In_The_Wind]

7. The largest woodpecker has a 30 " wingspan.

The Ivory Billed Woodpecker was thought to be extinct until it was sighted in 2004. [IMG][/IMG]

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/



The smallest is the Downy Woodpecker: 6.75" L (beak to tail feather tip) , 12" WS (wingspan).

The Hairy Woodpecker is: L 9.25" , WS 15".

Welcome to the fascinating world of Birding. It's never boring.

You almost missed this year's backyard bird count.

http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count


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[bif]

4. Here's a link to the birding forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1208