[EBB Sightings] Rossmoor takes aim at pesky woodpeckers

It is a particularly outrageous example of our  societal idiocy. Gary's 
column was RIGHT ON! We build in Nature and expect  nature to conform to our 
artificial constraints. One question arose to me: Acorn  Woodpeckers put their acorn 
finds in dead wood. At least as I have observed  them. Is there any dead wood 
at this site for them to cache their food? My guess  is the area is pristine. 
No snags, brush piles, dead wood. If you also remove  the food source they 
will look else where. I don't know enough about acorn  woodpeckers to know if 
they are collecting from the trees, or scavenging from  the ground. I have seen 
them harvesting from trees directly.  One solution  would be them to get a 
shaker/ harvester like is used on Almond and  walnut trees shake the acorns out 
of the trees and collect them. If  the food then becomes scarce, they will go 
else where. This might also be a  heavy acorn year for the trees. The TV shots 
looked to me like they were Valley  Oaks? They produce acorns in my 
understanding in response to conditions. Some  years more acorns than others. Drought, 
also nutrition play a part. All  this needs to be understood before the morons 
respond as they  intend......

George Mc Rae
5810 Barrett Ave.
El Cerrito, Ca.  94530-1411
home phone: 510-233-7374
cell:510-406-4054
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