Our friends in the Logan County Highway Department, who spend a good
deal of their time outdoors, did some research. Engineering
technician Milt Goodman consulted his copy of Audubon and believes
this bird to actually be a red-bellied woodpecker.
This
woodpecker's home was in direct line with the tornado that went
through south of Lincoln about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Damage was reported
next to his or her home at the Lincoln Correctional Center and to
power lines along the rail line. We will send a reporter out to
check on his home as soon feasible.
What do you think the pictured woodpecker is, male or female? [Red-bellied
woodpecker]
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