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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: mattje on April 04, 2010, 08:08:56 PM

Title: Black-backed Woodpecker in Albion Hills CA
Post by: mattje on April 04, 2010, 08:08:56 PM

Hi folks,

Just to let you know that I saw a male bb woodpecker in the conservation area around 2pm on Friday.

Mark at OFO is currently verifying my sighting, but it was pretty distinctive according to the couple of books I have on the subject.

Took a dozen or so snaps, but haven't published them anywhere yet. (where's a suitable site do this?)

cheers,
Matt

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Post by: Tyler on April 04, 2010, 11:02:26 PM

Nice find
 BBWO show up in the GTA forests every few year sand usually in march-april. The last two if I remember correctly were in Sunnybrook park Toronto and Sylvan Gulch CA in Bowmanville. Let me guess in was in a Scots Pine debarking it.

Go to the OFO website and look at the picture options will guide you to where to send your photo.

Cheers

Tyler

Title: BB Woodpecker photo
Post by: mattje on April 05, 2010, 01:35:51 PM

Thanks for the advice, Tyler.

OFO have published a pic. Here:


(http://www.ofo.ca/photoalbums/current/April/slides/BlackbackedWoodpeckermj.html)

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on April 05, 2010, 10:05:45 PM

Excellent find Matt and nice photo as well.

Walter

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Post by: Leslie on April 06, 2010, 03:22:35 PM

Great sighting.
That's a "snap?"  My photos don't turn out so well.  Well done.
Leslie

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Post by: Misty01 on April 08, 2010, 02:42:13 PM

fantastic photo and great find  :D