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Flickers Are Nesting

March 29th, 2008 Permalink

Northern flickers are nesting in our woods. In the spindly-pine-culling frenzy of January, we left a couple that have obviously been used by woodpeckers for nesting cavities. One in particular is riddled with large entrances to woodpecker nests. I was hoping for pileateds, but gaudy flickers are just fine.

Yellow-shafted northern flicker male

Northern flickers are nesting in our woods. In the spindly-pine-culling frenzy of January, we left a couple that have obviously been used by woodpeckers for nesting cavities. One in particular is riddled with large entrances to woodpecker nests. I was hoping for pileateds, but gaudy flickers are just fine.

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