Fun birds! I particularly find interesting the report of
the mixed brood.

--Jerry <tangren at wsu.edu>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Joanne Powell
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 1999 9:44 AM
> To: tweeters; SAS BirdList
> Subject: Yellow Shafted Flicker
>
>
> Got so excited about seeing my first ever yellow shafted flicker
> that I had
> to jump online about it!
>
> Last spring I had a pair of RSFL bring their three offspring to the suet
> block. Of the three, one was a "normal" RS; the other two had the red
> shafts on their feathers but one had a red chevron on the back of his head
> and the other had black moustaches.
>
> Today is one of my FeederWatch days. I checked the front window a few
> minutes ago and saw a flicker with red on the back of his head and assumed
> is was the cross from last spring but as I looked more closely I saw the
> black moustaches and YELLOW SHAFTS!! I know they're probably not all THAT
> uncommon in eastern WA but when it's your first sighting of something you
> just can't help jumping up and down (well, maybe not literally)!
>
> Just had to dial up!
>
> Regards,
> Joanne
> jhpowell at snapwa.org
> Reardan (Spokane) WA
>