Going through some old photos. I saw this one January 31, 2009 at the Kern Valley Bird Preserve in Kern County, CA. Is it a Ladderback?
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:05 AM
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:22 AM
yes downy woodpecker male one of the smallest woodpeckers
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:27 AM
It's not a downy, pattern on the back is wrong. I don't know enough about Western woodpeckers to confirm on the ladderback front.
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:33 AM
Your correct Megann I do apologize it does look like a ladderback cool looking woodpecker
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:42 AM
The Downy isn't quite in the range for where I saw this bird. Looking at photos of Ladderbacks, it looks alot like one of those. If it is a Downy, it's a new lifer for me!
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 02:46 AM
This is a Nuttall's Woodpecker. The black stripe on the face is more prominent than on Ladder-backed, and the top black bar on the back is thicker, also pointing to Nuttall's.
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 04:41 AM
I agree with Nuttall's, because of the mask as Guy pointed out.
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 06:15 AM
Agree with Nuttall's. A Downy would show much more white on its back, without stripes going all the way across.
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 07:54 AM
Agree with Nuttall's. A Downy would show much more white on its back, without stripes going all the way across.
I agree. A Downy doesn't show a 'ladder' pattern on its back:
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 12:46 AM
Thank you, all! Yes, I was wondering about that thick black line through the eye. It was really throwing me and I hadn't even considered a Nuttall's. It looks like the Kern River Reserve is just on or just outside of the eastern border of their range. So, that's a new lifer for me! THANK YOU!
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