I think I have a relative of this bird visiting my feeder-bright yellow
under the tail, no red at all on the head. In the past 5 years or so I have
taken photographs of a number of flickers that cross the yellow- and red-
shafted versions in various ways (half black moustache, etc.). Since my
neighborhood must be within a mile or so of yours as you describe it, my
guess is that we've had in infusion of yellow-shafted genes in our local
flicker population for a while now.



Barbara Miller

Bellevue, WA



From: Megan Lyden [mailto:meganlyden at msn.com]
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:03 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Intergrade Flicker in Bellevue





Hi Tweeters,



I have a intergrade Northern Flicker visiting my suet feeder. Gray face,
red malar, red nape crescent, and bright yellow under the wings and tail.
Lake Hills neighborhood, near Crossroads, in Bellevue.



Megan Lyden

Bellevue, Washington