First woodpecker sighting!

[darkcedars]

Snowed a bit in the night, not a lot but enough to be a pain. Mushy icy snow. The sparrows gave me a piece of their mind when I went out to do the water and food. They didn't even wait for me to get in the house. 

A little later I went out to scrape bad spots on the sidewalk and sprinkle a little ice melt (I nearly fell this morning putting out the trash bin). Came around the corner and saw a bird on the suet cage! It  flitted up to the oak branch above and gave me a hard stare, so even with my poor vision I saw it very clearly. Went inside and checked Merlin:

Downy woodpecker - female

When I listened to the call recordings in I have definitely heard this bird many times. 

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Snowed a bit in the night, not a lot but enough to be a pain. Mushy icy snow. <<

Same here. I'll take that over the forecasted snowdump.

>>Came around the corner and saw a bird on the suet cage! It flitted up to the oak branch above and gave me a hard stare, so even with my poor vision I saw it very clearly. Went inside and checked Merlin:

Downy woodpecker - female<<

Yay! They will get used to you, or at least mine have. They hang overhead and squeak when they see me refilling the feeders. :D

>>When I listened to the call recordings in I have definitely heard this bird many times. <<

I think they sound like squeaky toys.