Have you tried juvenile yellow bellied sapsucker?


On Aug 31, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Spencer Ryan wrote:

> Many people have replied to my woodpecker post and suggested that
> it was a juvenile red-headed woodpecker.  It very well might have
> been, but still the coloration did not match up with the internet
> photos or field guides.  The bird that I saw had a consistent light
> brown on its head, around its neck, and down the front of its
> chest.  These types of marks are more consistent with a red bellied
> woodpecker.  So the head and chest are typical of a red bellied and
> the back and tail are consistent with a red headed.  Do the species
> ever cross breed?
>
> Spencer
> ------Original Message------
> From: Spencer Ryan
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> Sent: Aug 30, 2008 9:57 PM
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] I'd Help!
>
> I saw a woodpecker today at Sandy Ridge in North Ridgeville and I
> can't find a good photo to I'd it in any of my field guides.  It
> had the size and body shape of a red-bellied woodpecker but it's
> entire head was light brown.  There was some zebra backed
> coloration on the middle third of his back but the bottom third had
> three very distinct black and white, horizontal stripes.  My field
> guide does not have a great photo of a juvenile red-bellied, but
> the three stripes on the tail are completely inconsistent with what
> I've seen on the internet.  Any suggestions on what I saw or any
> websites you can direct me to?  Thanks.
>
> Spencer
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