Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: skyviewer on April 03, 2009, 12:13:11 AM

Title: Is this a northern flicker?
Post by: skyviewer on April 03, 2009, 12:13:11 AM

Didn't get a great closeup cause it flew off before i could get closer.  Wings are brown with black spotting and a distinctive red patch on the back of its neck.
http://www.daxton.ca/pics/bird.jpg (http://www.daxton.ca/pics/bird.jpg)

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Post by: Halton Hills on April 03, 2009, 04:11:22 AM

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Yes, it is Northern Flicker  :) ......nice pic

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Post by: guinness on April 03, 2009, 09:18:37 AM

Nice capture, the red really stands out from the rest of his body and the overcast sky.

Title: Thanks
Post by: skyviewer on April 03, 2009, 05:29:50 PM

Thanks for the help.  
I've never seen this type of bird before and wouldn't you know i was out today again and i seen another one in a different area.  That's two in two days.