What type of bird is this?

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Joe

One of my web cams captured this image a couple weeks ago:

This was on the farm near Orofino Idaho where I grew up. And I don’t ever recall seeing a bird with these markings before. Any idea what type of bird it is?

6 thoughts on “What type of bird is this?”

montanagoose on May 9, 2020 at 7:25 pm said:

A woodpecker, probably a northern flicker.
LW on May 9, 2020 at 7:36 pm said:

Definitely Northern Flicker. I have these guys all around my house on the west side of the mountain
- Joe on May 9, 2020 at 8:42 pm said:
  
  Yup. That looks like it.
  
  Thanks.
Bob on May 9, 2020 at 9:13 pm said:

We get gilded flickers and Gila woodpeckers here in AZ. Pretty birds. One of the Gilas has a nest in our big saguaro.
Tim McCann on May 9, 2020 at 10:24 pm said:

Northern Flicker;
https://idahobirds.net/distribution/maps/woodpeckers/northern-flicker/
Tim McCann on May 9, 2020 at 10:26 pm said:

Here are some pictures

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/id

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