Tweeters,

I am a backyard birder mostly. For the past 2 weeks I have had a Northern
Flicker coming to my seed feeders. I thought at first it was a "Red
Shafted" due to its red mustache. But when it jumped from the ground to the
feeder, it displayed yellow tail and wing linings. I have watched him
several times with binoculars and I have seen very clearly the red mustache
under the eyes, not on the nape, and the bright yellow, not orange or
salmon, wing and tail linings. Could it be some kind of hybrid? The
Gilded Flicker only lives in the SW desert area I thought. Please feel free
to set me straight. Also saw a mature bald eagle fly past my porch
yesterday. First time for that at this address.

Cheers,

Ross Cottrell
Suquamish, WA
rosseli at earthlink.net



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