[texbirds] Re: Ray's Woodpecker from Sabine Woods.
- From: Harlan Stewart <hstewartmail@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 22:27:54 -0500
At least two Golden-fronted Woodpeckers have been seen at Sabine Woods, one a
male seen since April 25th, by Bryan Tarbox, and subsequently by many others,
the other a female seen on May 18th by John Haynes and me.
The male has some features possibly suggestive of Red-bellied ancestry (more
distant ancestry than first generation hybrid): a red nape, mild black
speckling on the rump, and thin irregular longitudinal white lines running down
the centers of the central tail feathers. The female seems to be pure
Golden-fronted.
Both frequent the area of the drip, including the tree noted by Ray Porter (one
photo below shows the male looking out from a hole in that tree, while the
female shots are taken at the tree).
Male photos:
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-PqQtqDw/0/L/i-PqQtqDw-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-cZhVh9V/0/L/i-cZhVh9V-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-DV7NR3w/0/L/i-DV7NR3w-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-vr5NpcM/0/L/i-vr5NpcM-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-CgF3KsD/0/L/i-CgF3KsD-L.jpg
Female photos:
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-hhjpM9T/0/L/i-hhjpM9T-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-dRRXMsj/0/L/i-dRRXMsj-L.jpg
http://hstewart.smugmug.com/photos/i-SjBmRP2/0/L/i-SjBmRP2-L.jpg
Harlan Stewart
Nederland, Texas
On May 29, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Brush Freeman wrote:
> Ray porter's photos of a possible Golden-fronted Woodpecker at Sabine Woods
> are very intriguing. Have others documented this bird(s)?...I can not tell
> from his photos if it might be one of those nasty hybrids, but if it pans
> out, I am sure our neighbors to the east in La. would be most interested
> because we all know it has no where else to go up up :-) Thanks Ray.
>
> --
> Brush Freeman
> 361-655-7641
> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
> Finca de los Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>
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