Observed at the western-most Promontory pond between 2 & 5pm today. Lots of
fly-catching/sallying. I did get shots of him sticking his bill into a snag
too. No drumming or calling noted. He was harangued by the odd Crow,
Red-winged BB, and Flicker, so he sometimes hunkered just below the
foliage-sky line, but mostly he was out on the snags. Had to move around a
lot to keep up. Definitely had some favorite snags.

I learned today that Lewis's Woodpecker was named after Meriwether Lewis.

I want to thank Ben for helping me locate this Lifer, and to say hi to all
the cool Birders I met today! I managed to get some decent shots, and they
can be seen on the Western Washing Birders Facebook Group (which is an open
group, so you don't need to be a member to browse). Just search the left
column for Lewis or my name.

Thanks to everyone who posted and helped me find this bird. It was love at
first sight!

Meri May Day all! :)

Nadine Drisseq
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