Hi Tweeters.

I was at Volunteer Park on Thursday afternoon and came across a large
scattering of woodpecker feathers. I gathered them up and brought them home
and took a bad picture of them with a ruler for all of you to look at and
tell me if they are Downy or Harry. The longer ones of the group measure
4.5 inches. I see the wing span measurements for each species in my Sibley,
but not the "top to bottom" length. Is there a way to tell which woodpecker
it is?

Anyone have suggestions for good feather ID books or online resources?

Thanks and Happy feather gathering...

Maurie Kirschner (Seattle)
mnmkirschner at gmail dot com