Rich with Red-bellied Woodpeckers

Our backyard is very popular with woodpeckers this year. At least these Red-bellied Woodpeckers aren’t drilling holes into our siding. They like to snatch peanuts from the platform feeder.

I participate in Project Feederwatch each winter and have done so for decades. I don’t remember ever counting more than one or two Red-bellied Woodpeckers at a time, but this year I’m pretty sure we have at least 3 or 4 of them in the neighborhood.