Bob and Gia talk about a woodpecker that is only found in parts of California. Thanks to Nic for using Merlin to find this bird! Related episodes: <a href= "https://natureguys.org/merlin-magic/">Merlin Magic</a>, <a href="https://natureguys.org/downy-woodpeckers/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Downy Woodpeckers Support Their Mates</a>, <a href= "https://natureguys.org/acorn-woodpeckers/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Acorn Woodpeckers</a> and <a href= "https://natureguys.org/oaks-doug-tallamy/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy</a> Our sources for this episode include: <ul> <li>The <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Merlin Bird ID</a> App by The Cornell Lab</li> <li><a href= "https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Nuttalls_Woodpecker" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Cornell Lab All About Birds</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/nuttall_thomas_1786_1859_/#.Yrc0ZC-B3Aw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thomas Nuttail -The Oregon Encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href= "https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/182/_/Nuttalls_Woodpecker.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nuttall’s Woodpecker – Whatbird.com</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sacramentoaudubon.org/kids-corner/meet-the-nuttalls-woodpecker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meet the Nuttall’s Woodpecker</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books.google.com/books?id=1xk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA689&lpg=PA689&dq=thomas+nuttall+meets+ben+franklin&source=bl&ots=ViUTPcZM4p&sig=ACfU3U3WvPm4JopPiLVl_XSk7_uwykrBIg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjv_c6HqYD4AhVKTTABHYdhBS4Q6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=thomas%20nuttall%20meets%20ben%20franklin&f=false" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thomas Nuttail article</a> in The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 46</li> </ul>

Peregrine Falcon

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