http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/ Birdwatching in Saskatchewan Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:17 GMT Brett Quiring http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14820 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14820 I just came back from AE Wilson and I saw a pair of Spotted Towhees on Boreal Island. Sparrows were everywhere on the island I guess abou 50- 70 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:39:29 GMT Schopff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14819 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14819 Thanks Jim For the humor thrown in.............your right, Flicker........I knew it. Cheryl ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri, 09 May 2008 14:31:09 GMT el_supremo01 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14818 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14818 Hi Cheryl, ... That was almost certainly done by a sapsucker. A pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers showed up in our yard last week and then our birch tree Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27:17 GMT Jim Nordquist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14817 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14817 Ok Flicka is Swedish for young girl, the flicker is a wood pecker. The sap holes are a giveaway to what caused them which is (I wish this bird had a different Fri, 09 May 2008 14:02:33 GMT M A http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14816 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14816 On the way to and from work (out near the village of Success) this past week, I saw a few Canada Geese, Mallards, 4 Gray Partridge, 4 Northern Harriers, 3-58 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:57:58 GMT M A http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14815 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14815 This week has been busy in our yard.... I love Spring Migration:) It is wonderful to look out and see yet another new year bird in our yard, and the songs!!! Fri, 09 May 2008 13:57:05 GMT Schopff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14814 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14814 Good Morning My friend told me on wednesday that she has had two Woodpeckers or Flicka's that have drilled holes into her Weeping Birch tree, now the tree is Fri, 09 May 2008 13:53:05 GMT Schopff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14813 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14813 Welcome to all the newcomers It is a great group and I look forward each day to what people have observed and they are always willing to share with you if you Fri, 09 May 2008 13:12:14 GMT Nick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14812 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14812 Congratulations Linda and welcome to Saskbirds. Cheers, Nick Saskatoon Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:07 GMT BAILEY & BJORKLUND http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14811 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14811 ... I understand some people fill their woodpecker - flicker houses with sawdust. This encourages the birds to "excavate" and thereby call the place their Fri, 09 May 2008 10:55:32 GMT dee2dee2007 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14810 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14810 Kathy, Thanks for taking time to respond to my inquiries and comments as I most certainly appreciate your interest as well as that of the other group members. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:11:27 GMT Linda Asztalos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14809 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14809 I am fairly new to birdwatching, and when I came home thursday morning and opened the back door to feed my dogs, I saw a Rose- Breasted Grosbeak sitting on the Fri, 09 May 2008 04:17:11 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14808 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14808 Richard Klaukie of Alberta reports the following sightings from yesterday and today in Saskatchewan. He saw a COMMON TEAL at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Fri, 09 May 2008 04:07:56 GMT el_supremo01 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14807 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14807 Saw my first pair of Purple Martins of the year at the "hotel" at the northwest corner of Kingsmere/Boychuk this evening. Best Wishes Pete Saskatoon Fri, 09 May 2008 03:59:12 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14806 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Saskbirds/message/14806 Sharon Woodpeckers usually make their own cavities and rarely if ever reuse them for nesting. A new cavity is used each year. They are the 'house builders' for