[birding] EE Wilson sapsucker looks like a Yellow-bellied

Joel Geier joel.geier at peak.org
Fri Dec 25 13:29:23 PST 2009


Hi folks,

Real quick here, I had an excellent view of the sapsucker on the south
side of E.E. Wilson HQ in good light, and it looks to be in fully
juvenal plumage -- even on the head where I thought it was showing
brighter pattern when I saw it in the gloom the other day. 

My understanding is that this makes it a strong candidate for
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. More details later. I got some photos though
probably poor (little digital camera, only 5X zoom and autofocus) so
we'll see how much they show. But everything I saw points to
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Happy birding,
Joel






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