tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021593729020197830.post1994090096411986471..comments2022-08-21T21:03:22.528-07:00Comments on Our Barn Swallow Friends: Winter Woodpeckers and What is a First-Year Bird?Adele Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12824495707217895954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021593729020197830.post-38213774559811165722015-04-13T14:57:39.664-07:002015-04-13T14:57:39.664-07:00Please don't feel bad about not seeing any bab...Please don't feel bad about not seeing any baby woodpeckers, Christer! I never see them either. Like so many of our other birds, they move away from the feeder area to build their nests, and it is rare for me to even discover where those nests are.<br /><br />I hope you have a nice, warm spring. Thanks for commenting.Adele Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824495707217895954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021593729020197830.post-71240858664138533842015-04-13T08:31:39.775-07:002015-04-13T08:31:39.775-07:00I rarely see them I'm afraid, only the parents...I rarely see them I'm afraid, only the parents.<br /><br />The swallows usually return in early May if spring is warm and I would miss them if they didn't come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021593729020197830.post-13304988533069540482015-04-12T18:21:56.766-07:002015-04-12T18:21:56.766-07:00Hi Christer,
Thanks so much for commenting! I h...Hi Christer, <br /><br />Thanks so much for commenting! I hope you get to see baby Black Woodpeckers this spring or summer. When do your swallows usually return? I'll bet you are looking forward to seeing them as much as I am. Ours usually return around April 15th, but last year they did not return until April 22nd.<br /><br />Best wishes for a wonderful week!<br />AdeleAdele Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824495707217895954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021593729020197830.post-4876313354601689162015-04-12T02:30:58.381-07:002015-04-12T02:30:58.381-07:00You have so many different woodpeckers! We have on...You have so many different woodpeckers! We have one here that I think is related to Your Pileated woodpecker, the Black Woodpecker. There's a nesting couple living not far from my cottage and it's easy to knw it's close because it's really noisy :-)<br /><br />We have at least two other species living here ttoo but they are harder to find.<br /><br />Swallows however is more common, they have been nesting just outside my window upstairs :-) No summer without them :-)<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />Christer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com