Could have been a Flicker. They often show white on the rump just
above the tail. Neck is not short but could be tucked in. Tell-tale
would be the black bar under the neck and a light breast specked with
black dots.

Let us know if that seems likely.

Also: I always Google the bird and search images. You'll get a lot
more variety of views than from just a couple of sites or books.

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com
www.songbirdphoto.com

At 10:14 AM 4/17/2014, antoniadg1 at juno.com wrote:


>Saw a crow chasing away something this morning; about same size as
>crow, wings a pretty gold/bronze from below,short neck, and white
>on base of tail. It hid in a tree. Can someone help me narrow it
>down, or suggest a great ID site? The three sites I tried were a
>waste of time.
>Love this list, especially when you have site obvious at
>start. Birding less than 1 year.