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Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker

Colaptes auratus

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Field Notes

Notes:

I've been watching these flickers doing very interesting courtship dances for a few days. I was unaware that woodpeckers engaged in these sort of mating displays. The male is the one with the black "moustaches".

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It seems like we have many more flickers than usual this spring. It's kind of hard NOT to see them!

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PublishedApril 13, 2014

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