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| Male Red-breasted Sapsucker pounds out his matting call Photo by Elaine Chuang |
This Red-breasted Sapsucker is pounding out his territory and calling all the “ladies” in his area.
Note the bare “white” space on the green road sign.
He pounds in the same place, year after year.
Presumably he, or perhaps another male sapsucker, has another calling/ pounding sign, with also a small bare space, one block down and two blocks east -- about a block as the sapsucker flies.
He first started sending out his telegraphed message Monday, April 16th.
Christine Southwick
For the Birds Columnist
He first started sending out his telegraphed message Monday, April 16th.
Christine Southwick
For the Birds Columnist
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