A new boarder

[Double Lab]

I've always identified them as yellow shafted flicker.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I've always identified them as yellow shafted flicker.

You are not wrong - same bird

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/...rthern-flicker

[Double Lab]

My favorite course in college was ornithology. I have a copy of Peterson's or Sibley's guides at hand along with binocs in my truck and my kitchen. You never know what you can add to your life list.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

My favorite course in college was ornithology. I have a copy of Peterson's or Sibley's guides at hand along with binocs in my truck and my kitchen. You never know what you can add to your life list.

Daryl, have you tried the Cornell All About Birds website? Great for ID, but the best part is the recorded song for each bird. We play them in the yard and often call birds in for better viewing. You should give it a try.

[Double Lab]

I have Gary, thanks. I participate in their annual bird count and the one for the Maryland Ornithological Society. Identifying birds by their call is much easier than trying to find it under a heavy canopy here in the east.