Marty,
The back and sides are more distinguishing between the species, so more detail would be helpful. I think immature Hairy Woodpeckers occasionally show yellow on the crown.
The back and sides are more distinguishing between the species, so more detail would be helpful. I think immature Hairy Woodpeckers occasionally show yellow on the crown.
--Dave Nutter
On Mar 09, 2014, at 01:12 PM, Donna Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote:
Dear Marty & SusiePlease describe more about the feather patterns on the woodpecker. What pattern is on its back and sides?My Sibley guide says the three-toed is a bit smaller than the Hairy wdpkr. (Altho without the two seen together, size is hard to judge, as they tell us in Spring Field Ornithology class)However, the Black-Backed wdpkr, which also has a yellow head patch, is slightly larger than an Amer. Three Toed and the Hairy.Both the Black- Backed and Amer. Three-toed Woodpeckers would be rare here, but w this severe winter weather it seems like anything is possible.Thanks for more description of the bird.Donna ScottLansing
Sent from my iPhoneDonna ScottHope that this report is not "too casual" for you all, but we have had an American three-toed woodpecker at our suet feeder and on a maple tree nearby today. The feeder is out the window, within 10 feet of our dining-room table, so we can see it clearly. What we see is the following. Slightly larger than a Hairy. Head slightly larger. A Yellow stripe on the front of the top of the head (beginning behind the beak and above the eye and extending towards the top).It has also been on a maple tree about 20 feet away from the feeder, moving about a bit on the trunk and branches and making a cry unlike those of the hairy and downy that I have heard: short and "chippy", with a timbre that is bright and brisk, but the "base" tone is lower than the hairy and downy.Marty and Susie HatchSnyder Hill Road, opposite Besemer Hill Road
Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 14:29:04 -0500
X-Message-Number: 10
That would be exceedingly amazing for this area. Never say never but that report is
entirely too casual to be believed.
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John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
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On Sat, March 8, 2014 14:25, David Weber wrote:Can anyone validate this sighting, or is it just another misidentification?http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17357540Good birding,David--*David Jonas WeberCornell University, Class of 2016Natural Resources,Applied Ecology*------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Re: American Three-toed Woodpecker Sighting?
From: Rob Blye <rwb...@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 21:10:04 +0000
X-Message-Number: 12
The species has been changed to hairy woodpecker which is much more likely.
Rob Blye
East Coventry Township
Chester County, Pennsylvania
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That would be exceedingly amazing for this area. Never say never but that report is
entirely too casual to be believed.
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Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
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