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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: David the park stroller on December 04, 2008, 06:20:56 PM

Title: WHICH WOODPECKER?
Post by: David the park stroller on December 04, 2008, 06:20:56 PM

In High Park today I had a glimpse of an unusual woodpecker [to me... not a downey, hairy, pileated or flicker.] It was quite high up in an oak. Light/grey back, strong red-head flash. Robin sized. Sapsucker or red-bellied  woodpecker? Couldn't get a good enough sighting to tell. Any ideas what it likely was? Thanks

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Post by: Brian Bailey on December 05, 2008, 07:46:24 PM

It sounds like a Red-bellied.  They're not too common in Toronto, but Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are even less common in December.

Where in the park did you see it?  (There's a CBC next week.)

BB

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Post by: David the park stroller on December 06, 2008, 04:12:57 PM

Thanks, yes, the red-bellied woodpecker was my "choice" from Sibleys but it was a new sighting for me. The woodpecker was high  in the oaks near the castle playground and flew west to the oaks near the little zoo in that swooping flight pattern we see from most woodpeckers.

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Post by: Bird Brain on December 06, 2008, 06:56:26 PM

Quote from: "Brian Bailey"

Where in the park did you see it?  (There's a CBC next week.)

BB

Hi Brian.

Do you have any sort of info or link for this CBC?

Thanks!

Jo-Anne  :)

Title: CBC
Post by: JTF on December 06, 2008, 09:56:36 PM

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cbc/index.jsp?targetpg=compilers&lang=EN&prov=ON

Title: Re: CBC
Post by: Bird Brain on December 07, 2008, 08:07:37 AM

Quote from: "JTF"

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cbc/index.jsp?targetpg=compilers&lang=EN&prov=ON

JTF ... Thank You for the link.

I have to contact a man from Calgary in regard to a Toronto CBC?   :?