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Hairy or Ladderback woodpecker?

Started by Dilee3, Aug 27 2012 07:57 PM

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#1 Dilee3

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 07:57 PM

I saw this woodpecker in Northern Vermont on Friday.

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#2 GreatHorn

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 07:57 PM

Male Hairy Woodpecker. Laddar-backed is unlikely in Vermont.

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#3 Melissa :)

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 07:58 PM

Hairy Woodpecker seconded.

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#4 MWM

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 09:04 PM

Defintely a Hairy (Downy would be only other option), here's a pic of the Ladder-backed (from AZ), note the lack of the white bar down the back (same for the red-cockaded, no white bar).

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#5 IndigoBunting

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 09:49 PM

Defintely a Hairy (Downy would be only other option), here's a pic of the Ladder-backed (from AZ), note the lack of the white bar down the back (same for the red-cockaded, no white bar).

Looks like a ladder backed