Have you ever been in a room, heard a person entering, and by the sound of their footsteps, know who that person is without hearing their voice? That’s how it is for me, seated at my desk in the Kankakee Sands office! I can tell who is coming into the office because each of my coworkers has their own gate; as they round the corner, I can be ready with my good morning greeting for each of them.
That’s also how it is for me when I am out at Conrad Station Savanna with the woodpeckers! When I hear the drumming on the oak trees, I know which species of woodpecker to look up into the tree and say hello to.
The Sound of Spring: Listening for Red-Headed Woodpeckers…