[obol] coastel white-headed WP question

[Jeff Gilligan]

That would be an extremely rare record.  The only previous sighting of a
White-headed Woodpecker that I am aware from the coast of is of a bird seen
by Neil Main at Ft. Stevens State Park (Clatsop Co.) perhaps 20 years ago or
so.  I find Neil Main's record to be very credible.

Jeff Gilligan


On 7/28/08 5:57 PM, "Kevin Spencer" <rriparia at charter.net> wrote:

> OBOL,
> 
> a Klamath County birder posted the question below, locally, and I'm interested
> in getting feedback from people who live in the area. So, I'm forwarding the
> question to OBOL. Any Coos Bay locals out there?  input out there would be
> appreciated. I think White-headed Woodpeckers are rare anytime away from
> eastside pine habitat. But I don't know if they move around much. Maybe they
> do. I'm not at home, so can't go to my references. Thanks.
> Kevin Spencer
> rriparia at charter.net
> 
> 
>> I have a question and a couple of observations. How likely is it to see a
>> white-headed woodpecker on the Oregon coast this time of year? In the late
>> afternoon of July 17 I saw one fly from North to South over the checkin
>> station to Sunset Beach State Park (just south of Coos Bay). I was facing
>> East and the bird was about 50 to 75 yards away. I clearly saw a woodpecker
>> with a white head and white patches on the beating wings.
>> 
>> On that following Saturday there were about 60 Brown Pelicans at the mouth of
>> Sunset Bay and in the outer bay. They all looked to be brown headed
>> juveniles. 
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