We had a spate of Golden-fronted records from Florida in the 1970s and 1980s which turned out to be xanthochromatic Red-bellied woodpeckers (i.e. Red-bellieds where the red head coloration was replaced by orange). If they didn't wander to Florida (which is much closer to their native range), it would seem a stretch for Golden-fronted to wander to Ohio. While it's certainly possible, I would study any potential Golden-fronted Woodpecker very, very carefully. -----Original Message----- >From: Bob Powell <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jan 28, 2012 11:33 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Unconfirmed GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER SPOTTED IN HURON, OHIO > >My experience with this bird in West Texas is that it is very sedentary. > eBird contains no record east of Fort Worth. > >Cheers, > >Bob > > > >On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Carl Riems <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I believe I have seen The Golden Fronted Woodpecker, right here in Huron, >> Ohio. I have unclear pictures I took today (1-28-2012) but I believe >> strongly that according to my books recorces, that this is exactly what I >> saw. >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >> Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at >> www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. >> >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] >> > > > >-- >Robert D Powell >Congress Farm Research Institute >Wilmington, OH, USA >[log in to unmask] >http://rdp1710.wordpress.com > >Nulla dies sine aves > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > >You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]