After yesterday's search for a Hairy Woodpecker, and Rusty Blackbirds I tried 
again today. I checked Orlando Wetlands early this morning for the previously 
reported Rusty Blackbirds. No luck... I then headed back to Hal Scott Preserve 
for another 6 hours of looking for the Hairy Woodpecker. I could not find one. 
On Feb. 2, I found a female there. She was very stealth, and I was only able 
to get a very blurry ID shot. That's got to be the hardest bird for me to see in 
Florida. There were Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and other common 
woodpeckers, but no Hairy. I had a feeding flock of birds which included some 
Palm Warblers (estern), Blue-headed Vireos, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Black and 
White Warbler, and probably more that I couldn't see. Yesterday I checked 
Mitchell Harris's area at Salt Lake with no luck on the Rusty Blackbirds. There 
is a pair of nesting eagles close to the road there. The female is on eggs. 
 
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Danny Bales
 Titusville, Fla.

 		 	   		  
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