Subject: [Tweeters] Run on Red-breasted Sapsuckers
Date: Dec 21 19:10:24 2008
From: Paul Bannick - paul.bannick at gmail.com


Hi Brett,Hi Brett,

Red-breasted Sapsuckers from higher elevations move downslope during the
winter. I suspect that the heavy snow that blanket our mountains so
suddenly, resulted in great numbers moving downslope all at once. I have
noticed that the greater the snowfall at lower and middle elevations, the
more we see sapsuckers in the valleys and in the cities.

I too am enjoying them!

Cheers,

Paul

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Brett Wolfe <m_lincolnii at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hiya tweets,
>
> I saw a Red-breasted Sapsucker (RBSA) outside my window yesterday. First
> one I had seen at my spot on Capitol Hill. A friend also reported seeing one
> in Medford, OR yesterday. I haven't been able to get online for a couple
> days because my computer is "in the shop" right now. I have been amazed at
> how many reports of RBSA there have been on this listserv and on the Central
> Valley Birds listserv in California. This seems an unusual amount of
> reportings and it makes me wonder - are there actually more of them showing
> up right now all over the west coast, or are they just being reported more
> because they are such a neat bird to see? Ideas? Thanks and stay safe in all
> of this snow!
>
> Brett A. Wolfe
> Seattle, WA
> m_lincolnii at yahoo.com
>
>
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