A Hairy woodpecker question follows...

We live in suburban Akron and have several year-long resident bird species
in our yard (several large maples plus a birch.  neighbors have oaks, a few
pines):  downy and red-bellied woodpeckers, chickadee, titmouse, white
breasted nuthatch, mourning dove, cardinal, blue jay, Carolina wren, house
finch, house sparrow, goldfinch, etc.  Feeders help.

The Downies are around daily, the Red-bellieds quite regularly, all year.
but we would go years without a single visit by a Hairy.  last year we had
a handful of one-day visits.  now, this year, since August, we have
semi-regular visits to the suet feeder of a female Hairy.  one day we had 2
females.  never a male.  I wonder if this female might attract a male and
stay around for the winter, and even to nest.  Have others observed "new"
local residents after years without?  Do you think we can get a resident
pair of Hairy Woodpeckers?

- the Cohens



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