[obol] coastel white-headed WP question

[Tim Rodenkirk]

There are no Coos records of this species and I have always figured this species to be highly unlikely to show up on the coast.  Did this person get a good feel on size, it wasn't a Pileated Woodpecker, right?  The information provided makes it sound plausible, but I would appreciate some more info on the observation if you could get some.

Thanks Kevin,
Tim R
Coos bay

--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Kevin Spencer <rriparia at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Kevin Spencer <rriparia at charter.net>
> Subject: [obol] coastel white-headed WP question
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 5:57 PM
> 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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