Displays territorial behaviors bordering on neurotic; exerts tireless effort protecting his feeder from other species. Missiles from above and violently spears the comparatively sluggish Black-headed Grosbeak who explodes in a shrieking burst of feather. I once saw this aggressor take a young Grosbeak to the dirt and stab the submissive victom repeatedly with his long, sharp beak ... Not my favorite feathered fellow.
I've considered a bb gun purchase and exacting vigilante justice to preserve the peace.


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Lewis' Woodpecker - June 28, 2006
Lewis' Woodpecker - June 28, 2006

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Lewis' Woodpecker - May 16, 2007
Lewis' Woodpecker - May 16, 2007

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Lewis' Woodpecker - May 06, 2007
Lewis' Woodpecker - May 06, 2007

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Lewis' Woodpecker Range Map

Lewis' Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis  L 10¾" (27 cm)

Greenish-black head and back; gray collar and breast; dark red face, pinkish-red belly. Food source: Insects, mostly caught in air; also eats fruit, nuts. Stores acorns, which it first shells, in tree bark crevices. Range: Uncommon to fairly common in open woodlands of interior; rare on coast. Fall and winter movements unpredictable. Largely eliminated in coastal northwest; accidental in east.


Reference: p. 274 ~ The National Geographic Society Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Fourth Edition - 2002 - National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
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