Magnificent Seven

April 09, 2016

One of the things on my bucket list was to see all seven of Mid Michigan's Woodpeckers in one day in one county or better yet in one township. Yesterday morning I took a hike on the trails in Lake Lansing North and saw all seven of them in one Park! I saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Red-headed Woodpecker in that order. And to top it off I also saw both of the area's nuthatches, a White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatch! Here are photos of most of the birds. Unfortunately I did not get photos of the Red-bellied and Downy Woodpeckers at Lake Lansing North but did get them at my backyard feeder.

Red-bellied and Downy WoodpeckerRed-bellied and Downy Woodpecker Hairy WoodpeckerHairy Woodpecker  
Northern FlickerNorthern Flicker Pileated WoodpeckerPileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerYellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-headed WoodpeckerRed-headed Woodpecker

Red-breasted NuthatchRed-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted Nuthatch


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