Red Bellied Woodpecker fledglings , from dusk until 3 AM. It is along video and might keep you up or help you sleep. I am now waiting for the steamy bugs. I'll be back.
The Peckers have arrived!
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There is a red headed woodpecker in the tree in my front yard. Starts making noise by 5:45AM and goes at it all day. I can't see where the nest is and so far it appears there is only one.
Red headed Woodpeckers are on the NJ Endangered list. My wife has seen one several times around the house this year,at least her description of it seems to fit.
The one here does not have a really bright red head all over. Just in one spot. It is in the top of my maple tree all day long making a single call every few minute or so. Nothing responds and I never see a second one. I really have not viewed this one in quite a few days but I hear it all day. I will try and get a photo as soon as I see it again.
Did it look like the bird in post #3 by 46er? Thats actually a red bellied even though it does have a Partially red head and barely discernible reddish tinge to the belly.The red headed would be in post #6. About the same size but much rarer.
Sounds like its a Red-belly. This are the call's they make.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/sounds
I took today off and explored the pines, and when I arrived home I noticed the woodpecker laying down in my yard. It was fully laying on it's side with it's head down on the ground. I grabbed my camera, took this photo, and then started walking towards it. It flew away.
I then went over to my sister-in-laws pool about 2 miles away and while sitting pool side I could hear one in her yard making a racket. I think they are following me. Just saying!
I then went over to my sister-in-laws pool about 2 miles away and while sitting pool side I could hear one in her yard making a racket. I think they are following me. Just saying!
That looks more like a Northern Flicker. They feed on the ground, the only woodpecker that does.
Best get a good helmet
There are a lot of them around.
Best get a good helmet
There are a lot of them around.
When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be another thread about tourists returning on Memorial Day. 
Shoobies...........................When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be another thread about tourists returning on Memorial Day.
Hey ECampbell, those are Northern gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) vocalizations. Red-bellied woodpeckers are diurnal and wouldn't be vocalizing at night because of increased risk of predation at the nest.
Check out the video 4 rows down on the right from this page for comparison:
https://musicofnature.com/calls-of-frogs-and-toads-of-the-northeast/
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