Melanerpes lewis A species from the western U.S., this vagrant individual wintered in a yard with bird feeders in Ontario County, northwestern New York state from 30 October 2010 through 7 May 2011, making it the fifth record of the species for the state. Identified by voice, a single-syllable yick alarm call, as a male (Tobalske, B. W. 1997. Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis, The Birds of North America Online)