Date: 11/28/25 7:59 am From: Paul Roisen via groups.io <roisenp1950...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Apparent nest hole....
Great research there Bill. Just finished speaking with Jan Johnson and she
suggested the same thing although she did not have the research you have
done. I will put that down as a likely black cap Chickadee nest hole.
Great to hear from you. I have been housebound due to many things that
need to be done around the house and paperwork for some family issues.
Unfortunately, I have not been out Birdwatching since September 9 And I am
beginning to go stir crazy. I hope you had a very productive Thanksgiving
day whatever you were doing. We’re over in Davenport to celebrate
Thanksgiving, which will not happen till Sunday due to some delays of
people getting in here on time. Anyway, God bless you have a great rest of
the weekend and a blessed Christmas and happy new year to you if I don’t
see you before then.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
On Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM William Flack via groups.io <sparvophile=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
> According to the account at "Birds of the World", Black-capped Chickadee
> nest sites "range from ground level to more than 20 m high; most commonly
> between 1.5 and 7 m".
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> BotW cites two studies for Downy Woodpecker: in Virginia, nest height
> averaged 4.7–4.9 m (forested vs. nonforested areas) with no standard
> deviation given; in Iowa, nest height averaged 6.1m ±3.1m. I couldn't find
> nest-height figures for Red-bellied Woodpecker. For Red-headed Woodpecker,
> they give a figure of "2–24.5 m above ground, typically 7–12.4 m". For
> Northern Flicker, nest-cavity heights in Iowa are reported as 8.1m ±3.2m.
> Given these numbers, it seems unlikely that this is a woodpecker nest.
>
> William Flack
> Kearney
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