We had the first significant snow of the season yesterday, and with the 5 or so inches came a variety of birds to the feeders. In among the Dark-Eyed Juncos, White-Throated Sparrows, Carolina Wrens and Northern Cardinals was this new visitor. It was larger than the typical woodpeckers we see, such as Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, with markings I didn’t recognize. After grabbing my camera and the Peterson Field Guide, I still couldn’t figure out what it was. More Google […]

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