Monday, May 29, 2017
Woodpecker work schedule
Do woodpeckers work a regular daily route? I've been hearing a woodpecker every day at 4:45 AM sharp (heh). During this morning's walk I watched him drilling a phone pole at 5:15, a half mile from my house and definitely not audible at my house. So I'm deducing that he doesn't necessarily "start work" at 4:45, but always hits a pole near my house at 4:45.
More research is needed, as they always say in grant proposals. I'll see if he's working the same pole at the same time tomorrow.
Next day: Nope. He punched in at 4:57 near my house, but I didn't see or hear him anywhere else during the walk. Obviously woodpeckers work a fixed territory like all non-sessile animals, and it's a safe bet that they move around the territory in a habitual pattern, but not rigidly scheduled.
Labels: Asked and sort of answered
¶ 10:06 AM
