Acorn Woodpecker

I spent some time yesterday looking for the Prairie Falcon again. Struck out again, but I did see an Acorn Woodpecker again. In fact, I saw three and this time I found the source. There are three Oak trees along Harrington Road just west of Dersham Road where Harrington curves to the north just a bit.
I was driving slow looking for the Falcon when a car approached from the rear. I notice that there is a small pull out right along the curve, so I pulled over to let the car by. That's when I noticed a couple of the Woodpeckers.
I took a few pictures and then moved on. They tended to be on the top of branches so it was hard to get a clear picture. This was another case where having a sun roof turned out to be advantageous.
As I approached the curve the next time, one of the woodpeckers flew off towards me while a couple more flew from the ground up into the tree. It appeared that they where scavenging for acorns on the ground.

Acorn Woodpecker

I had some time this morning between church and taking my daughter back to the U of O for winter term, so I thought I'd see if I could find the Prairie Falcon that has been reported on Harrington Road. No luck on the Falcon, but the trip wasn't for naught.
As I drove west on Harrington Road just a short ways past Dersham Road, a large black woodpecker landed on a power line pole right beside me. To my surprise it turned out to be a female Acorn Woodpecker. I was already traveling slowly so it was easy to come to a stop and take a few pictures of it. It only stayed for about 20 seconds and then flew off west-northwest. It seemed like an odd place to see this species, but it was only there for a moment and then moved on.