Red headed woodpeckers eat cracked corn and sunflower chips.  They also 
will chow down on earthworms.  The red headed tended to eat one variety of 
seed and then fly to a perch either on a trunk or a branch and sit still 
for varied lengths of time. Then he would fly down and snack at the other 
feeder before finding another perch to rest up. Occasionally, searched the 
ground under the feeders for a snack. 
For fun, the red headed woodpecker likes to chase red bellied woodpeckers. 
No other species of bird seems to irritate the red headed, or at least 
merit the effort to chase it.  The flicker and the pileated fed at the 
suet feeder and peanut butter log without the red headed reacting to 
them.  But then, the red headed did not go to either of those feeders 
anytime in the three days it has been visiting. 
Drank water from the birdbath.  

Birds at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Blue winged warbler
Pine warbler
yellow rumped warbler
Nashville warbler (showing off his copper colored head spot) 
Louisiana waterthrush (heard)
Black throated green warbler (heard)
Blue headed vireo
Barred owl

Bob and Elaine McNulty

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