Joanne and Tweets,

Sounds almost like a textbook immature LEWIS' WOODPECKER.

Rob Conway
Bellevue, WA

robin_birder at hotmail.com

>>Yesterday, for the second time, I saw a strangly plumaged flicker at the
>>suet block. The first time I saw it, its jizz was flicker, but the glimpse
>>was so short and the coloration so weird I decided that I had really seen
>>a
>>starling/brown-headed cowbird cross - if there is such a thing! This time
>>I
>>got a fairly long look but, of course, when I came back to the window with
>>my camera the bird had flown. I sat in front of the window, hiding behind
>>the curtains, for 3 hours but no luck. The bird had the body of a flicker
>>(beak, feet and all). Its head was a medium brown (about the color of
>>instant cocoa) - solid, no markings at all. The body was dark and speckled
>>with lighter spots. There was a bronze-irridescent cast to the body
>>plumage.
>>Very similar to a starlings breeding plumage. I am very familiar with
>>flickers around here and have seen a lot of red/yellow flicker hybrids in
>>various plumages but this was too weird! I really hope someone has seen or
>>heard of something like this. I have never seen anything like it and will
>>try to get a picture. It's difficult to get home while it's still light
>>during the week. Boy, work sure cuts into the important things in life!
>>
>>Regards, Joanne
>>Reardan (Spokane) WA
>>mailto: jhpowell at iea.com
>>
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