Date: 11/14/26 4:54 pm From: Clark Snodgrass via OrangeCountyBirding <ccsnodgrass...> Subject: [OrangeCountyBirding] Lewis's Woodpecker continues at Aliso and Wood Canyons Park (Pict)
The Lewis's Woodpecker continues today at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
The bird was present from 1230-2pm right at the reported spot (" the vicinity of the Barn Owl box")
In fact it was sitting on top of the pole that holds the barn owl box, and was very cooperative. It was using the top of the pole as its base and occasionally flying around and then back to the pole. sometimes going to the near by trees but not for long and then back to the top of the pole
How to get to the spot. -- The spot is about 1 mile walk down the asphalt road path (ie fire road) that goes west from the Visitor Center. Today the other trails (dirt trails) were closed due to the effects from yesterday's rain. but the park visitor center and the asphalt trail was open. The barn owl box pole is on the north side of the path close to the road in a field , and is across from the creek spillway (concrete path to the south). Cant miss it
Photo at the link
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137464283@N06/55653178621/in/dateposted-public/
