Martin,
I think the red / rarely yellow crown patch on Hairy and Downy would
indicate a juvenile bird. Might see that in the summer/fall, but I'd be
really surprised to see it this time of year. Others on the list will
surely correct me if I'm wrong with the timing of when these crown feathers
get replaced ;) Best thing is if the bird comes back again, try and get
a photo. American Black-backed and Three-toed would both be true rarities
in our region and I'm sure many of us birders would like to see it.
Cheers,
Jeff Gerbracht
On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Martin Fellows Hatch <m...@cornell.edu>wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Hairys come to our suet feeder often. It's not a Hairy. I'd say that the
> Hairys don't have as much "bulk" as this bird did.
>
> Sorry I don't have more to describe of the body wing colors. The bird
> perched on the suet feeder in such a way that I could see only its left
> side. What I remember of it is that the belly was black/grey with white
> flecks and the wing was similar. Not as much white anywhere as I've seen on
> a Hairy, especially the belly. There was also a whitish stripe under its
> eye. Later this afternoon there has been a Downy and Hairy at the feeder.
> They both had more clear white on their bodies, especially on the underside.
>
> The thing I remember most clearly was its call, the base tone of which
> was lower than the hairy's and still lower than the downy's, and the
> "cheep" of it all was somehow "richer" than that of the downy and hairy.
>
> About size, I'd say that it is hard to know if it was larger or smaller
> than the Hairys I've seen, but I said larger because of the bulk of it.
>
> Best, Marty
>
> On Mar 9, 2014, at 2:36 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> --Dave Nutter
>
>
> On Mar 09, 2014, at 01:12 PM, Donna Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Marty & Susie
> Please 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 Scott
> Lansing
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Donna Scott
>
> On Mar 9, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Martin Fellows Hatch <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> Hope 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 Hatch
> Snyder 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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> 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=S17357540
>
>
> Good birding,
>
> David
>
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> 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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