For the second year in a row it appears that Red-Headed Woodpeckers will nest in Duluth, which is at the very extreme edge of this species’ northern range! To keep things fair, the birds seem to be sharing themselves across our fair city … one on the Western Waterfront Trail (this pair), and another looking for a mate inland from Lake Superior along the Lester River (private land). In both instances, these are the same locations as last year’s successful nesting birds.
Making their home selection: Red-Headed Woodpeckers
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Earlier this morning up at Hawk Ridge: Chestnut-Sided Warbler
My mother has had them occasionally at her feeders up between UMD and Scholastica… there is some habitat up there that might also be suitable.
beautiful! wishing them a successful nesting season