Jim Rosso wrote:
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Okay, I'll bite. What are signs of three toed woodpeckers? I know signs
for sapsuckers, though obviously not to species, but I would miss signs
of three toes. I'm guessing that maybe there was a recent forest fire
through the area. In California we would expect to see Three toed
woodpeckers in recent burn areas. Am I close?<

I hope I didn't miss the response to this question. I've been trying to
tie together Three-toed Woodpeckers and sapwell-type holes in
hemlocks here in Southcentral Alaska and have found both in two
places, a hemlock forested ridge in Girdwood and a patch of old
growth forest in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. These holes
are drilled an inch or less apart around the trunks of mature trees,
and the rows of holes are maybe 3-6 inches apart. There does not
seem to be much sap production. So far I haven't witnessed any
bird drilling or using these holes.

Chris Maack
Anchorage, AK
CMaack at compuserve.com