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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Thorold on June 24, 2010, 12:05:21 PM

Title: Northern Flicker
Post by: Thorold on June 24, 2010, 12:05:21 PM

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted?)
Large brown bird with spots and stripes and a distinct red spot at the back of the head in my yard in Thorold, On

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Post by: Axeman on June 25, 2010, 10:29:56 AM

I think up here we find generally the yellow shafted race but I could be wrong...the red spot seems like a good indicator....was it on the ground? They do spend a lot of time I guess foraging for worms and bugs on lawns...and its got a heck of a cackle...