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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Halton Hills on January 31, 2014, 07:03:53 AM

Title: Flicker
Post by: Halton Hills on January 31, 2014, 07:03:53 AM

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Had a Northern Flicker in the yard munching on the suet feeder for quite a while yesterday.

How rare is it to see one in January?

This is the first one I've seen in the middle of a cold winter with a deep snow cover.



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Title: Re: Flicker
Post by: Paul O'Toole on January 31, 2014, 08:46:44 AM

They are a year round species, nice to get one in your backyard.

Title: Re: Flicker
Post by: thouc on January 31, 2014, 05:30:44 PM

It's regular in winter in Southern Ontario, but only in very small numbers. I haven't seen it in winter myself (last observation Nov 3 and first Apr 1). Nice find!