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Meet your neighborhood woodpeckers

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this story.) Woodpeckers that visit local feeders in Chelsea are permanent residents.  They nest here in summer and remain through … Read more

Look Who’s Coming to Dinner: Part 3

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this column.) Common Redpoll Common Redpoll:  This tiny, chickadee sized bird nests in the arctic tundra and boreal forests.  It … Read more

Look who’s coming to dinner

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson for the information and photos in this column.) Northern Cardinal: This bird gets its name because its color is reminiscent of bright, red, robes worn by Catholic Cardinals. Both the male and … Read more