Picidae – BCSONGBIRD

Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus] ~ 2017 #34

My first “official” sighting for this year for the Northern Flicker was actually in February. However the picture from that day was soooo bad I

The Northern Flicker is a Woodpecker that many times will be found on the ground, unlike it’s tree loving cousins. The Northern Flickers found in

I’ve been really wrestling with the id for this one. The Downy Woodpecker and the Hairy Woodpecker are so similar that it’s hard for an

This was the last new bird that I spotted in the month of June, and actually a lifer for me. I was taking a stroll

I thought I had only identified 5 species for my 2015 list on that sunny day in June at Colony Farm, when in fact it

Just as we were starting to head out I heard a big ruckus and looked up to see large black wings with a flash of