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Gordon Sick
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 08:16 PM
I was on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and saw a pair of birds that had head shapes like a Flicker, but the colour patterns don't work. Any suggestions on what they are?
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 08:30 PM
European Starling molting into adult plumage.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 08:34 PM
Fisherman, thanks. This is certainly plausible. If nobody gives a plausible alternative, I'll mark them in my album that way.European Starling molting into adult plumage.
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Posted 13 August 2012 - 05:58 PM
Definitely a Juvenile Starling in molt.
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Latest birds: Bell's Vireo, Cassin's Sparrow, Pinyon Jay
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Posted 15 August 2012 - 07:07 PM
Thanks for the confirmation.
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Definitely a Juvenile Starling in molt.
Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: Flicker
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