gstacks Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I wanna say hairy. I don’t see spots on outer tail feathers. But my pics suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornseeker Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I’m going HAWO. Mainly because the DOWO bill is much more petite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I think I also want to say Harry... I think the photos could be misleading though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Like @Hornseeker says, I think the bill in the second photo says Hairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarscadden Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 agree with Hairy...the bill does it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyonabird Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 This may not be a popular answer - but I say Downy. I think the bills looks larger because of the angle in the second picture and there is no shoulder spur. Also, I see some spots on the outer tail feathers in the first picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Spyonabird said: This may not be a popular answer - but I say Downy. I think the bills looks larger because of the angle in the second picture and there is no shoulder spur. Also, I see some spots on the outer tail feathers in the first picture. I'm leaning Downy, too. There does appear to be faint spots on the tail. And I wonder if it isn't missing some feathers around the bill making it appear longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I am no expert but I would say Downy.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I like Downy here also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Tied at four each. Therefore my deciding vote is for Downy - the back lighting is making the spots on the tail difficult to see but they are there and the bill length is OK. OTOH................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Sometimes we just have to accept that some birds / photos can't be identified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I like Hairy Woodpecker for this bird. Bill looks better for Hairy than for Downy. There do appear to be one or two faint spots in the white outer tail feathers, but I think these look more like dirt or something than the barring in Downy Woodpecker's tail feathers, which should be more extensive (though the backlit nature of the photo does make it hard to tell exactly what we're seeing). The black stripe from crown to nape is unbroken, which is better for Hairy Woodpecker. All that said, I'm not 100% sure and would personally leave this bird at Downy/Hairy Woodpecker without more photos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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