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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:43 PM
Picture taken today 4/24/2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. I'm guessing Hairy Woodpecker based on the length of the bill ... this would be the 1st guess I've gotten right ... and it would be my first Hairy too!!
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:45 PM
With that beak, it's a Hairy!
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:56 PM
This bird has black spots on the outer rectrices and appears to be missing some feathers around the base of the bill, making the bill look fairly long. It looks more like a Downy to me.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:59 PM
I agree with Downy. Bill is too short for Hairy, and the black spots on the tail also point to Downy.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 11:12 PM
This is why I post. At least my streak with guessing wrong continues.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 11:22 PM
Downy for me as well.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 12:32 AM
Downy for me. The bill looks relatively small compared to the head, plus the spots on the retrices are a good complimentary mark.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 12:33 AM
Downy for me too.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 02:18 AM
How big is the feeder? How big is bird compared to the feeder? Size is a very good way to distinguish these two birds. A Hairy is much larger than a Downy.
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