Thanks. That's what I suspected but since I haven't seen the yellow shafted here, I wasn't confident.
John, B'ham

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Sammy Catiis wrote:

> From Cornell:
> The red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms of the Northern Flicker formerly were considered different species. The two forms
> hybridize extensively in a wide zone from Alaska to the panhandle of Texas. A hybrid often has some traits from each of the two
> forms and some traits that are intermediate between them. The Red-shafted Flicker also hybridizes with the Gilded Flicker, but
> less frequently.
> ?
> I myself have seen a Yellow?with the Red Mustache here in Arlington..? it's one of those?species that since?mixed, you see
> variations.. although most prominently original species are more?common.
> ?
> Sammy in Arlington
> ?
> > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:08:14 -0700
> > From: jedunne at u.washington.edu
> > To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> > Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Flicker
> >
> > Yesterday on my suet feeder in Bellingham, I saw a northern flicker with a prominent red patch on the back of it's neck.
> Sibley's identifies this as the yellow shafted sub-species from the eastern tiaga. However, when it flew, it clearly was red
> shafted. I have never seen this on the west side of the mountains. Has anyone else?
> > John Dunne
> > Bellingham, WA
> >
> >
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