Both Red-breasted Sapsuckers and Hairy Woodpeckers breed in the
undeveloped eastern half of Juanita Bay Park, which is more forested
than the west half that most people visit. I also see Pileated
Woodpeckers regularly throughout the year, though they do not nest in
the park.

Ryan Merrill
Kirkland, WA


On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Dennis Paulson
<dennispaulson at comcast.net> wrote:
> Just an update on the Red-breasted Sapsucker that I discovered drumming on a
> utility pole across the street on the morning of May 1.?I may not have made
> it clear in my first post that sapsuckers probably don't breed in Seattle,
> thus my prediction that it would not acquire a mate if it persisted in
> hanging around here.?It was on the post again on May 2, rat-a-tat-tatting
> throughout much of the day. At one point a crow landed on top of the post,
> and the sapsucker flew to a nearby tree, squealing (alarm call?) all the
> way. On May 3 and 4 there was not a trace of it. Even with its rattled
> brain, it presumably realized there was no female in earshot, and it moved
> on. We know this species undergoes altitudinal migration in western
> Washington, but I know nothing about latitudinal migration. I see one was
> just seen in Edmonds, and I wonder if anyone knows of any breeding
> localities in Seattle or surrounding cities. They are common, of course, in
> the native forest outside the urban area.
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> Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115
> 206-528-1382
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