picoides villosus - hairy woodpecker - March 1, 2007
March 3rd, 2007Picoides villosus - Hairy Woodpecker
LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path).
DATE: 01 March 2007 TIME: 1000 hrs.
WEATHER: approx. -7C, sunny, light breeze.
HABITAT: Poplar, Birch, White Pine, Scotch Pine succession forest.
CREATURE: Picoides villosus (Hairy Woodpecker).
COUNT: One
LIFE_STAGE: Adult, male
HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, heard.
REMARKS: Steady tapping could be heard from area in front of the barn. I walked directly to the spot where the woodpecker was tapping (loudly) on a Poplar tree. It continued tapping in this way for approx. 15 minutes (or longer) and could be heard from all parts of the small woodland on the south side of the property.
PHOTO FILE: none
WRITTEN ACCOUNT: here.
