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can I get help on these birds (woodpeckers?)

Birdloving Karen — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:57:26 GMT

I took pictures of these two woodpeckers at Magee Marsh in Northern Ohio on 10-4-08. One is gray and one is black. I have looked thru my bird books and the immature woodpecker pictures don't look anything like these. would appreciate to know what they are. thanks! Karen

here is the black one.

can I get help on these birds (woodpeckers?)

Birdloving Karen — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:55:48 GMT

help ...what kind of bird is this?

Barbara Gregory — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:34:02 GMT

My first reaction when seeing this bird was:

I have never seen a woodpecker on the ground before. Size of bird, bill and action using bill was all common with a woodpecker. This bird was brown in color. Had a red patch at nape, and a black band across chest. Was unable to get photo. He was seen in Eastern, Upper NY State. Can you help identify?

There was NO WHITE on this bird. Coloring was: different shades of brown with a black band across chest. Red patch on back of head area, not top of head or side, but nap area. (like back of neck)

help identifying bird

Barbara Gregory — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:12:07 GMT

My first reaction when seeing this bird was:

Re: Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:04:42 GMT

hello, No its not that bird. This bird had a neck and it was not eating dog-berries. That afternoon, there had to be 30 birds out there. Some were eating the berries and some where eating the White balls that grow on the hedges.

The Woodpecker was not doing either. It was just sitting on a branch close by and not doing anything but watching everybody else eat. Again, this bird was the size of a small pigeon. It had a semi long neck, with a smooth silky head(all red), with a beck like the Northern Flicker I saw, maybe I bit longer.

BTW, I had talked with other people who have seen the Northern Flicker, I mentioned while talking about this one and its the size of a bird American Robin, 7-9 inches long. So the birds up here do not follow the size rules thats the bird books use.

I think both of these are hybrids, because the do not fit into the hole, that all the books talk about.

I am going to get a pic of the Northern Flicker, very soon and you will see what I am talking about. The other woodpecker, is going to be much harder to snap a pic of, because I only saw it once.

I think the pigeons and been busy around here, if ya know what I mean.

Thanks 4 ur comments.

Neil

Re: Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:47:33 GMT

hello, No its not that one. This bird was the size of a Pigeon. I was this bird about 2:00 in the afternoon, so lots of light.

Thanks 4 ur comment.

Neil

Re: Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:54:44 GMT

Hello, This bird was not the size of no crow, sorry. Maybe the size of a Pigeon and the head was not shaped like a cardinal.

Thanks for your input

Neil

Re: Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:48:09 GMT

Hello, I have not given up looking through more lists of woodpecker and I have found another one, Red-bellied Woodpecker. Also, I have read that when u see a Pileated, there is no mistakening it for another type of woodpecker, so I have to disagree with the Pileated theory. Again this one's head was smooth, silky looking and shaped like a Dove/Pigeon with a semi long neck and a semi long beak. Also, I have said in previous replies that the body was 95% black, I only saw it from the front view only, so I did not see its back or the top side of its tail, but it looked two tune to me. Red and then black all the way down the front.

At about 9 inches he fits, but it looks like he does not get this far north, but mother nature is standing on her head this days and everything is just a little out of wack. Also, you say no woodpecker is all black and red, but what about hybrids, or do woodpeckers stick to their own particular group?

I have been watching a Northern Flicker that is 9-10 inches long, "tops" and it has a very defined black ring around its neck and a patch on its breast that is all black. Its patch is shaped like a "coat-of-arms". The patch is below the neck line and sits right in the middle of its breast. It sure looks like a Northern Flickers(red patch on the back of its head), but its looks a lot less scary than all the Northern Flickers, I've seen. I have the camera on the window ledge and I am waiting for the chance to take a nice picture of it. It been hanging around the neighbour since Oct. so I should be able to get a shot of it soon.

Thank you for your comment and it looks like you know your birds, judging by all your replies and if anybody can tell me what I saw it would be you. I am trying to get a pic of the Red-headed Bird, so please bare with me.

Neil

Re: Update on Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:27:36 GMT

hello, i have been looking through all the different types of woodpeckers and the closes one it the White-headed Woodpecker, here is a pic I found that looks like the bird, except the head it white. It's a dead ringer!!!

http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=276

It very very close, I guess it could be a hybrid white-headed woodpecker. It's the only one that really fits. The head did not look like a cardinal-head at all. This bird's head was completely red, no doubt about that. And the Breast was jet black. I only saw two colors, black and red, with a semi-long beak.

Thanks for your input.

Neil

Re: Red-headed Woodpecker, Newfoundland, CA?

RedBook101 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:28:49 GMT

hello, I looked at the Gold finch of Nova Scotia and its looked like that, but had a lot more black, it was 50/50 Yellow and black, maybe 60/40 either way, but is was shaped like the finch.

Thanks for your input.

Neil