bo nelson Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 This bird was in Madera Canyon on May 30, 2020. At first I thought it was a Gilded, then waffled on Red-shafted. I'd never paid enough attention to that difference I guess. Now I'm leaning Red-shafted but not sure. I give that guy Wilson a lot of credit, when he invented a new warbler he put a black cap on it to make ID easy! Thanks, bo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) With those red shafts on the feathers it's a Red-shafted Northern Flicker. Also, Gildeds have a lot more brown extending from the cap into the nape. EDIT: Okay now I'm not sure. You should wait for someone else to confirm, haha... I can't quite tell the feather color. Edited May 31, 2020 by Melierax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, Melierax said: With those red shafts on the feathers it's a Red-shafted Northern Flicker. Also, Gildeds have a lot more brown extending from the cap into the nape. Agreed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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