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Nutall's wood Pecker

Picoides nuttallii

Photo by HemaShah
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Quiz.
Can you guess which wood pecker.

Habitat:

riparian

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Comments (22)
Jellis
Don't forget the spelling. Nutall's Woodpecker.
HemaShah
Have not seen a Downy for a long time!
Jellis
Saw a Downy and a Nutall's both together in Newhall Park.
HemaShah
Bayucca, i hope Karen L see's this. Maybe she can get you one!!
bayucca
Hey, Jemma, you should know me... I was just kidding... ;-) Sometimes I shoot completely into the dark, like here I must admit. I just estimated the approximative size and took first the Downy and then Nuthalls. I was just proud to got the point and for that there should be a PN patch for woodpecker and their feathers :-)!
HemaShah
Here is the total picture. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22751080
HemaShah
Bayucca, I do not understand what you mean by "woody feathers?" But it has a barred back and a male has a red crown. The Downy's has a white patch on it's back. This wood pecker is commonly confused with Ladder back. I have seen so many lately ,that I can spot a nutall's easily/ i am wondering though if I had seen this picture, I am not sure I could have guessed.I need to see the entire wood pecker!
HemaShah
thank you for you enthusiasm, Namitha, Bayucca and Anna. The other most Wood pecker which we have is the "Acorn Wood Pecker" Not unusual considering the acorns an oak tree yields! .
bayucca
Ha! I only took a look at the feathers! Is there a patch for woody feathers??
Namitha
Awesome, bayucca Congratulations!.Thank you Jemma, that was fun.
HemaShah
Great detective work! Congratulations, Anna!
AnnaWhipkey
Based on your other woodpecker spottings I also guess Nutall's
HemaShah
https://www.sdnhm.org/archive/research/birdatlas/focus/woodpeckers.html
HemaShah
Great Guess, Bayucca! Now you are a wood pecker expert too! There was not much to go by though. Nutall's Wood Pecker it is!
Namitha
Got the hint, and my next guess would be........ Acorn Woodpeckers.
Namitha
Hi Jemma, I didn't know, that much about Red-bellied Woodpeckers. I just googled woodpeckers and came across that, along with Downy woodpecker and I found that it is the smallest in America, and so went with the red bellied [voilà! now I know about 2 woodpeckers in the world]. I will wait till the end to see who nails it. Thanks again.
HemaShah
very nice guess. Not quite though. Downy is a local resident . Haven't seen one for a long time though.
bayucca
Nice quiz! No IDeas of woodpeckers and feathers at all... Downy Woodpecker?
HemaShah
thanks for your interest , Namitha.I wish it was a Red Bellied. Red Bellied wood pecker is one reason people become Birders! Mostly found in Georgia. Here on the West coast we have mostly Oak Wood Lands (Hint Hint)
Namitha
Nice one Jemma. Is it a Red-bellied Woodpecker?. I am, not at all good at woodpeckers, but I liked the idea of the quiz, and thought I would take the challenge. I am sure there are better competitors here. Thank you.

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