[wisb] Fwd: Re: Discolored Woodpeckers

From: Dan Doeppers <dfdoeppe@xxxxxxxx>
To: Wisconsin Bird Net <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 15:02:45 -0500
>From: Dan Doeppers <dfdoeppe@xxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Fwd: [wisb] Re: Discolored Woodpeckers
>
>As it happens, yesterday my wife and I were driving the "Rustic Road" in 
>Adams County aka Cottonville Rd.   East of # 471 we encountered a vigorous 
>adult Hairy Woodpecker much of whose white feathering was 
>burnt-yellow-to-light-yellow in color.  Talk about double take!  Gorgeous 
>bird, but as you say, Tom, very likely to be discolored by sap rather than 
>a mutant of some kind.
>
>Dan Doeppers
>Dane Cty
>
>>  Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 12:05:00 -0500
>>From: Tom Schultz <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [wisb] Re: Discolored Woodpeckers
>>
>>Lori,
>>
>>I would agree that the discoloration in your woodpeckers is the result of
>>staining from a cavity.  I'm not sure about the sap color, but I know that
>>mulberry trees are quite yellowish in the heartwood of the trunks.  That
>>might be a possibility to consider if you have mulberry trees in your area.
>>
>>Tom Schultz
>>Green Lake Co.
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "Lori Schubring" <wbuwausau@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:32 AM
>>To: "Wisconsin Bird Net" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [wisb] Discolored Woodpeckers
>>
>> > I have two Hairy woodpeckers - one male and one female that are nearly
>> > goldfinch yellow where the white feathers are - I'm assuming from the sap
>> > of
>> > the nest cavity. Here's a link to what I think is a downy with the same
>> > condition. What types of sap create this? Looking to learn more!
>> >
>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26210288@N08/?saved=1
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Lori Schubring
>> > Wausau, Marathon County

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