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[Vee]

Hi,

This woodpecker doesn't have the spotting on the belly, could it be a Downy?...or is it a Nuttall's, or???. Here's a not so great pic :

http://www.whatbird....294415-need-id/

Thank You!

P.S. Here's my pic of a Nuttall's for comparison.

http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/gallery/image/294178-nuttalls-woodpecker/

[The Falcon]

Yes, it is a Downy Woodpecker.

[folkeye]

Did it have that square white patch on its back?

[Vee]

Did it have that square white patch on its back?

I never saw the back, it didn't stay long enough for me to get a shot...I'll have to watch out for it. I definitely thought the call sounded different from the Nuttall's....I hear the Nuttall's all the time in my backyard.

[Liam]

The supercilium is too large and the belly too clean for Nuttall's, so yes, a Downy.

You're Nuttall's shot is pretty darn good! But it can't hold a candle to my absolutely totally amazing Nuttall's Woodpecker shot!

[folkeye]

The supercilium is too large and the belly too clean for Nuttall's, so yes, a Downy.

You're Nuttall's shot is pretty darn good! But it can't hold a candle to my absolutely totally amazing Nuttall's Woodpecker shot!

Best...shot...ever.

[Vee]

The supercilium is too large and the belly too clean for Nuttall's, so yes, a Downy.

You're Nuttall's shot is pretty darn good! But it can't hold a candle to my absolutely totally amazing Nuttall's Woodpecker shot!

Haha....I have taken many of those shots. Thanks for your help!

[Vee]

Yes, it is a Downy Woodpecker.

Thanks for your response

[BarnSwallow]

I think you need to clean your lens, Liam - there's a big dark speck of dirt on it.

[creeker]

Liam, sure you didn't take that pic near Roswell, New Mexico?

[folkeye]

Liam, sure you didn't take that pic near Roswell, New Mexico?

I was actually JUST thinking of posting that