I sent the URL for Charlie Wright's sapsucker video to
ID-Frontiers hoping to get some comments from folks who
see Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers more regularly. I have
received these two so far and will forward others as they
arrive.

"Dr. Michael M. Rogers" wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> That sapsucker looks like a typical immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> to me. I don't see anything that suggests intergradation (and RNSA
> x YBSA are much more unusual than RBSA x RNSA). We have two birds
> in Santa Clara County right now that look very similar.
>
> Mike Rogers
> Sunnyvale, CA

Kimball Garrett wrote:
>
> Mike:
>
> From what I can see in the video captures, this is
> a very typical Yellow-bellied, with retention of much
> juvenal plumage as expected; I assume it must have shown
> some red on the nape (not visible on my screen) for
> Red-naped to be considered?
>
> -- Kimball
>
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