At 03:34 PM 5/4/2009, you wrote:

>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.

Last year, Red-breasted Sapsuckers successfully bred in our rvery
esidential neighborhood in Kirkland, in a dead snag right beside a
12-foot (or so) swath of grass (plus a few blackberry brambles)
abutting 128th Ave NE, just across from Mark Twain Elementary School.
I was lucky enough to snap a photo of one of the youngsters fledging
from the cavity, hence my determination that it was a successful
nest. A week or so later, a road crew cut the snag back severely, but
what's left is still about fifteen feet tall and shows continuing
woodpecker activity, so perhaps there'll be a new excavation and nest
this year.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
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