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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. |
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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 © All Rights Reserved |