B-b Woodpecker / Oscoda, Peregrines / Bay - YES

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Listers -
 
Today, Monday the 1st, a group of us located a very nice, confiding  male 
Black-backed Woodpecker in the burn area in Oscoda County described in  previous 
postings.  The directions given were quite clear and we had no  trouble 
finding the general location.  The best area was indeed about a 20  minute walk 
along the track from the parking spot.
 
There is a lot of suitable habitat and it took us over an hour of cruising  
before we located our bird. We had 4 Hairy Woodpeckers, a Downy and 1-2 
Pileated  prior to that.  Following tapping seems to be the best bet overall.   The 
Black-backs seem to be responsible for the larger pale patches of  removed bark 
on the trees, at least the ones without the obvious rectangular  holes made 
by Pileateds.
 
We also saw suitable habitat that had been worked by woodpeckers along  
Valley Rd west of Mapes / 487.
 
Tipped off by Jeff Sommer, we stopped in Bay City 
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