Nice avatar, too. Captures the "old lake" mystique.
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Originally Posted by waukewanderer
"...the Red-Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus. It ranges throughout the eastern US, from the Great Lakes south. My "Birds of America" guide says they are rare in New England..."
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That bird is getting even more rare -- it is "in decline" throughout its range.
A bald eagle was shot last month just over the NH line in Maine. Since it's still on the "Endangered List", I suspect
a developer.
Although Canada protects them too, they're being killed in big numbers in British Columbia -- for their feathers and talons, used in Native American ceremonies or other black market purposes.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/2005...919492-cp.html
(Otherwise, no American can own any parts.)
I've seen as many as three in the air at one time over the Big Lake. The good news is that eagles are
not rare around Winnipesaukee. It helps to
listen -- and
look up! 