Date: 5/2/25 5:33 am From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Scott Smith’s Wonderful Lunch
We have both here. The red-headed has been a spring/summer regular here for about three years. About the most beautiful bird I can imagine!
But John is right, we mostly hear pileated regularly all year. About five years ago, one came to our suet regularly and then got a bit too comfortable with our yard. Decided one of our upper barn windows was a threat and broke it. Tried to break a side view mirror on one of our cars but was unsuccessful. (Why didn’t we think about covering it up?!!! Duh!)
Dody
Manchester area
On May 2, 2025, at 6:54 AM, 'John Gannon' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
Pileated by far more common. When we lived in Dexter Township for 34 years, regularly saw and heard Pileated whereas I don’t see or hear red-headed in some years at all. Now that we live in northern MI, I see pileated at our feeders almost daily. In contrast, I occasionally and briefly see red-headed at our feeders during spring migration. After being displaced a few times by more aggressive red-bellied, the red-headed isn’t seen again. Away from feeders, I see and hear pileated but not red-headed.
John
Mullett Township
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