Re: [cobirds] nesting red-bellied woodpecker?

With due respect to ebird and all who use it rather than reference books, I would suggest that one consult the Colorado breeding bird atlas if you are wondering about the breeding status and nesting distribution on any species in the state.

Doug Kibbe

Littleton

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From: cobirds@googlegroups.com <cobirds@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Peter Gent <gent@ucar.edu>
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To: ronbco <rr.bolton@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [cobirds] nesting red-bellied woodpecker?

 

Ron,

Red-bellied Woodpeckers nest along the eastern border of Colorado.  They can be found in reasonable numbers in the NE (Tamarack Ranch), E (Bonny Res), and the SE (Lamar and other places).  See the concentrations in these areas on the ebird map at   https://ebird.org/species/rebwoo 

No-one has seen a male bird in the Walden Ponds area this winter (as far as I am aware), so I think it's a bit early to presume the female is nesting there.

Cheers,  Peter Gent.

Boulder,  CO.

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:09 PM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

A friend of mine has seen and photographed the female red-bellied woodpecker at Walden Ponds twice in the past couple days. Other birders have reported it on ebird as well. He has seen it go into a tree cavity.

I guess I need some education on this finding. One web source said that they don't nest in CO. Certainly the range map doesn't reflect that.

Does a confirmed nesting of a species in a state change it's designation in some way?

Ron Bolton

Berthoud

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