[TN-Bird] Re: Help for woodpecker ID please
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: FINCH64@xxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 10:57:49 -0800 (PST)
Barry,
Your bird sounds a lot like a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker to me.
Did you happen to notice a white blaze on the wing, roughly parallel
to the body? That is a pretty reliable mark that can be seen from
quite a distance on a bird that's "perched" on the side of a tree, or
on a feeder. The adult female has read from about the hight point on
the top of the head down to the cere. The male has this, plus a red
chin. If you see it again, also look for rather contrasting black
and white markings on the face.
They do tend to have what can be called a "dingy" look to them - if
there is a way to say that and not sound negative, since I think of
them as quite attractive birds.
In Tennessee sapsuckers are usually a winter bird, though there is
some breeding up in the mountains, which is currently the focus of
some study by NPS, Forest Service and other organizations. ANY
summer sighting of this species in Tennessee is interesting, and I am
one of the folks who collects this data to send to the researchers.
Charlie
--- FINCH64@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I saw a woodpecker in a neighbor's tree yesterday. I thought at
> first it was
> a Downy Woodpecker. It had that kind of black and white coloration
> but it also
> had some kind of a dirty color look to it. Also, it seemed too big
> to be a
> Downy Woodpecker. I thought maybe it was a Hairy Woodpecker. I got
> out the
> Sibley guide and was looking at the entries for those two species.
> But this
> woodpecker had bright red on it's head that went all the way to the
> base of the beak.
> Is that a characteristic for either a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker? I
> wondered
> if it might be a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker but I have never seen one
> in our yard
> so I can't be sure.
> Also, lots of American Robins including many smaller ones (must be
> immatures)
> all over the trees in our yards here the past week or so.
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Barry Jernigan
> Murfreesboro, TN
> Rutherford County - between Almaville and Blackman
>
>
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