>On the CBC two years ago in Olympia, we scared up several flickers in a
>field. At least two were basically yellow as I recall and at least one
>looked like a hybrid. I think a check of locally collected bird skins
>would show great introgression of yellow genes into local populations.
>
>Burt Guttman

We have a tray full of intermediates, and the Burke Museum has lots of them
as well. They are disproportionately represented in museum collections, I
am sure, as all of them are saved, while salvaged individuals of the
"standard" type may be discarded if staff time is limited.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416