Hi Tweets,

I was asked to forward this.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- Shawn Steinberg <motacilla13 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> From: "Shawn Steinberg" <motacilla13 at hotmail.com>
> To: celata at pacifier.com, rtshaw80 at home.com,
> sgmlod at aol.com, phainopepla at yahoo.com
> Subject: RBA: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 19:29:02 -0700
>
> Hi Mike, Mike, Ryan, and Steve,
>
> You three are the only people on Tweeters I could
> remember off the top of my
> head. Please post this to Tweeters for me. I know
> this is only a marginally
> rare bird.
>
> RBA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
>
> Tweeters,
> While birding with OFO in Hood Park (I think that is
> the name, I'll correct
> by the morning if wrong) in Walla Walla County,
> Chuck Gates spotted a
> juvenile sapsucker in the deciduous trees. The bird
> was very active and
> moved around a lot and it took some time for us to
> track it down and get
> good looks at it. Eventually we did and the bird was
> a juvenile
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in heavy molt. Please note
> that because I have
> never seen one, I cannot rule out a hybrid, but
> after careful consideration,
> I do not believe the bird was a hybrid.
>
> Brief description:
> Obvious sapsucker
>
> Brownish-black overall
>
> Prominent white wingbar
>
> Distinct facial pattern with moustachial stripe and
> superciliary stripe
> (both white with intermediate blackish-brown) that
> curved on the lower part
> of the head a la YB Sap.
>
> Very small white dots on head
>
> Rufous-red wash on head and throat
>
> Light-yellowish wash on underside
>
> Overall the bird was very mottled with brown, white,
> and black being the
> main colors - this included the wings, back, and
> undersides.
>
> Sorry for the rushed post - I think I am the only
> one with email access
> before tomorrow. We still have a Boreal Owl to see
> tonight!
>
> Observers included Mike and Merry Lynn Denny, Paul
> Sullivan, Chuck Gates,
> Bing Wong, Diane Pettey, Patti Bernhardi, and
> myself, plus about two dozen
> other birders who I apologize for not mentioning.
>
> I have previously seen this bird in New York in
> August of 2000.
>
> Identification based upon plumage characteristics as
> well as the fact that
> Red-Naped Sapsuckers have departed and typically
> have molted about 6 weeks
> ago into full adult plumage (see Kaufman, Advanced
> Birding).
>
> I believe this is a first county record.
>
> Good birding and good luck,
> Shawn Steinberg
> Eugene, OR
> (from Whitman College)
>
>
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