Now that my posts are finally going through, I wanted to report a
Ladderback Woodpecker a few days ago in our Bradford Pear tree. Rob said he
also heard one previously in the neighborhood.
I raised a number of Ladderbacks during my years at the Wildlife Center,
and they are delightful little birds. The photo is a Ladderback I released
a couple years ago...when I opened the cage door (he'd been outdoors for a
number of days) he immediately flew over to our Bur Oak and started lapping
up ants that were trailing along on the bark with his tongue.
Carol Lee
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