I have followed this discussion with great interest....thanks all for
putting it out there.
On Nov 18, 2016 9:55 PM, "Brush Freeman" <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I should have posted earlier but forgot this discussion..We have exactly
this same suet feeder and even the same suet. A DOWO is much smaller on
it. One might recall that a HAWO is pretty much the same size as a
Red-bellied as is shown in the photos provided in relation to the size of
the suet feeder..
On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I completely 100% agree with Cin-Ty ...I don't check every DOWO or HAWOabout
for spotting or lack of, but from the get go I was scratching my head
this discussion.second
On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Cin-Ty Lee <cintylee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I cannot let this one go. There has been some discussion about the
head.woodpecker in this ebird photo. It was identified as a Hairy by the
observer
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32400479
But it seems several think this is a Downy with a deformed bill and there
seems to be question about whether Hairy can I have a couple of black
spots
on its outertail.
First of all, the bird in question is a HAIRY WOODPECKER. Not a hybrid,
not
a deformed Downy. The bill is heavy and long, almost as long as its
The bird is large. The bird is also quite elongated and has a relatively
long tail. The underparts are completely unmarked. The tail is for the
most part white.
There is not a single feature on this bird that matches Downy, save for
two
tiny little spots on the white outertail, but that is within the range of
Hairy.
Tiny plumage aberrations can happen, but you can't mess with structure.
CT Lee
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