[Mnbird] flickers

[Paul Lender]

For the flickers,  about 2 weeks ago I had a group of at least 3 (likewise,
family?) hanging out on my wooden back steps in St. Paul  (Como Park
neighborhood) where meltwater from my roof was dripping off an awning onto
ice and pooling.  As they drank they pounded loudly into the shallow
pools.  The common denominator seems to be winter water availability.

Very cool on the Pileated.

-- Paul Lender
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Paul Lender
University of Minnesota Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
2450 Riverside Ave. South, Suite R200
Minneapolis  MN  55454
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FAX:  612-273-7959
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 1:58 PM mairi doerr via Mnbird <
mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:

> What a great experience for you, Susan Kennedy! I have a heated birdbath
> that the sparrows and chickadees are enjoying. Perhaps I'll get lucky and
> have a flicker or two visit sometime too! 😉
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 1:04 PM Susan Kennedy via Mnbird <
> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
>
>> I have lived in SW Mpls. near the Lakewood Cemetery for 43 years, and for
>> the first time I can remember I have a group (family?) of 4 or 5 flickers
>> that visit my heated birdbath.  When they fly away, I see yellow, so I
>> suppose that makes them northern yellow-shafted ones. They are very
>> friendly with each other, and at least 1 is a male. And for another first,
>> I had a Pileated woodpecker visit my sunflower heart feeder, even though he
>> was bigger than the feeder.
>>
>> Susan Kennedy
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