[obol] Downy clings...

[Jason Randolph (Conservation For The Oregon Coast)]

Hola all... I am feeling quite ill today and stayed home from work. As I 
passed a window I caught a glimpse of something moving. I stopped, gazed 
and discovered a male DOWNY WOODPECKER clinging to a small willow shoot 
no more than 1/4 inch in diameter. I actually watched him work many of 
the same sized shoots, all just a few feet from the ground.

I have never seen a Downy on such objects. Is this a fairly normal 
behavior? In the process of climbing the shoots, his weight would bend 
the shoot, causing him to go backwards, at which time he would fly to 
another.

Anyhow, thanks for the responses...

Jason in Charleston
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