I occasionally have Downy Woodpeckers come to the nectar feeders that hang at my kitchen window. The feeders (saucer-shaped oriole and hummingbird feeders from Wild Birds Unlimited) hang by a long metal hooks. The woodpecker lands on the hook, then slides down to the feeder like a firefighter on a pole. The feeders are only inches from my kitchen window so as they feed, I am able to watch their long tongues through the clear plastic. Sheryl Young Sandusky ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]