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FAKE OWL FAILS TO DETER NORTHERN FLICKER PECKING AT HUGE HOCKEY STICK

Bird keeps on pecking, maybe for a nest
Carla Wilson a day ago a day ago
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Undeterred by a fake plastic owl set up to scare it away, a northern flicker has
returned to its favourite perch on the World’s Largest Hockey Stick in Duncan,
where it has now drilled two holes.

The colourful bird appears determined to stay on the 62.5-metre long stick,
Duncan’s most well-known attraction, built for Expo 86 in Vancouver and
subsequently mounted at the Cowichan Community Centre.

The bird-stick problem started about April 7, when people began to notice what
looked like bark mulch under the stick.

When they looked up, there was a flicker-sized hole in the hockey stick.

“A bucket truck went up last week and determined there wasn’t a nest, and put a
patch over the hole. But the woodpecker came back and pecked another one. So now
we have two holes in the stick,” said Kris Schumacher, communications manager
for the regional district, which owns the community centre.

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“As the regional district, we do have this huge asset to look after, and we
don’t want to have it full of holes and filling up with water.”

Because it is mating season, it’s believed the flicker, a kind of woodpecker, is
preparing a nest to attract a mate, Schumacher said.

Staff are reviewing options to convince the bird to move on.




“At the moment, we have affixed a plastic owl up on the stick to hopefully deter
the woodpecker, and it did look like it was working for a few hours.

“But . . . staff have seen it back, so it doesn’t appear to have done the
trick.”

Maintenance staff may try to position the owl closer to the hole, Schumacher
said, “but at this point, we may just need to let the bird use it for the season
and fix it up later this summer.”

The regional district has seen an outpouring of support and interest in both the
bird and the stick, he said.

“We hope everyone can appreciate we’re doing our best to find a happy resolution
to this unusual situation.”

cjwilson@timescolonist.com

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