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  • Oddly marked woodpecker; body of a downy, head of a . . .?

    I was out on my deck today and this little fellow was jostling for position on the suet block with a hairy woodpecker. He has the small body and markings of a downy yet his head seems totally off. The red was a rust colour, unlike the crimson of most woodpeckers I see. I thought maybe he was a female yellow-bellied sapsucker but the body ...
    Posted to Help Me Identify a Bird (Forum) by Figs on July 10, 2008