Hello Sue, Looks to me like it's an adult male Hairy whose breast has been stained yellow. Here's the reference to this from Cornell's Birds of North America Online:
"Aberrant Plumages As with Downy Woodpeckers (Jackson and Ouellet 2002), breast and other white markings of Hairy Woodpecker subject to discoloration due to soot from air pollution, natural fires, or prescribed burns; tannins from tree surfaces; and other environmental sources (JAJ)" per:Jackson, Jerome A., Henri R. Ouellet and Bette J. Jackson. 2002. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/702doi:10.2173/bna.702 Best, Larry Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and Sanctuaries ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Herbst To: EBIRDS ; li birding ; NYS Birds Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 7:25 PM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Juvenile Hairy Woodpecker Hi All - sitting here in NH, watching birds in a friend's backyard We've come a cross this bird: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34769...@n00/4653832097/ Someone's initial response was YB sapsucker - but I'm thinking no - no red on face or chin or black "necklace." It is oddly yellow. The picture is not lying or off color. I can't find anthing that looks like this anywhere. Your help is appreciated. Thank you Sue Susan Herbst graphic design/illustration/photography 516-633-7730 [email protected] www.susieart60.etsy.com www.facebook.com/MermaidSuesStudio -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
