Has anyone seen any BLACKBACKED WOODPECKERS at the Elk Heights burn site (near exit 93 off I-90) recently? We looked there unsuccessfully early in the summer during Brian Bell?s ?Woodpeckers of Washington? class and I?ve gone back a couple times since without success. Is it just because they are uncommon, or has too much time elapsed since the fire so their beetle supply has diminished?

Thanks,
Gary Kelsberg
Seattle, WA
mailto:kelsberg at u.washington.edu