Rosalind and All,

Looks like a pigment-challenged Red-breasted Sapsucker to me.

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is
often very tolerant and human.
But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.

H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)
-----Original Message-----
From: rosalind115 at attbi.com <rosalind115 at attbi.com>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: Unusual Redbreasted Sapsucker?


>Good Morning.
>
>A friend of mine called the other day for help with
>identifying an unusual woodpecker. She described it as
>having a red head and breast with a white back with a
>little bit of black on the tail. She took pictures and
>sent them to me. I've posted the pictures at
>http://home.attbi.com/~rosalind115. You will need to
>click on photos to see them.
>
>I went out to her house on Skookum Bay Inlet to take a
>look yesterday and took some pictures which I am having
>processed today. Is it a redbreasted sapsucker?
>
>Thanks for the ID help.
>
>Rosalind Philips
>Tumwater, WA
>rosalind115 at attbi.com
>