Seeing Joan's posting made me think I should also report clearly hearing the "cha-cha-cha" call of a Red-bellied Woodpecker yesterday while my wife and I canoed west across Lake Boshkung to Buckslides Bay (Algonquin Highlands area of Haliburton County). Could not visually locate it, but clearly heard the call twice in the bush on the north side of a wetland a bit east of the bottom of the falls. Would be good if local birders paid the area a visit to see if they can also hear or actually see the bird and report it on eBird. For those without water transportation, the area can be accessed by road from Highway 118, turning north on Regional Rd. 11 (Kushog Lake Road) west of Lake Boshkung. Approximately 1.5 km north, Kushog Lake Road veers to the left, but take Buckslide Road to the right. Continue approximately 3 km further north, and turn right on another small road (named Rapids Run Lane on Google Maps, but I'm not sure if it is marked as such on the road itself). This small road leads to a number of cottages around Buckslides Bay, right in the area where the bird was heard from the water. Happy birding, and hopefully a few of us can establish that this bird is in fact there! eBird considers it a rarity for the area.
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