for me, it was flickers this morning, all over the dormers and,
occasionally, on the side walls... i can't wait for nesting :)

00 caren
http://www.ParkGallery.org
george davis creek, north fork


On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 21:45, Craig Kerns <troublebound at gmail.com> wrote:

> This morning I heard a red-breasted sapsucker drumming on the
> telephone pole out in front of our house. Over the years it's been a
> very popular spot with flickers, downy, hairy, and pileated
> woodpeckers (as well as sapsuckers) to make some noise.
>
> When I looked out the window to watch I saw two sapsuckers on opposite
> sides of the top of the pole. They would alternate between periods of
> quiet and then one would break the silence and begin drumming and the
> other would immediately join in. During the silent periods they would
> try to sneak peeks around the pole at each other. This went on for
> about ten minutes and ended with an aerial battle that started high in
> the air and ended up on the ground. The fight broke off and both birds
> flew off in different directions.
>
> About five minutes later one of them returned for a short drumming
> session. I'm not sure if it was a celebration of victory or just him
> trying to get the last word in.
>
> You can see a picture of them on the pole in the New Photos section of
> my web site:
>
> http://troublebound.smugmug.com/Birds/New-Photos
>
> Craig Kerns
> Lake Forest Park, WA
> http://troublebound.smugmug.com
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