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Tag: Picidae

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus] ~ 2017 #34

June 25, 2017 bcsongbird

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

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Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus] ~ 2016 #52

June 13, 2016 bcsongbird

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

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Downy Woodpeceker ~ Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC ~ Sept 13, 2015

Downy Woodpecker [Picoides pubescens] ~ #77

January 7, 2016 bcsongbird

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

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Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker [Picoides villosus] ~ #65

August 6, 2015 bcsongbird

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

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Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker [Colaptes auratus] ~ #57

July 3, 2015 bcsongbird

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

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Pileated Woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus] ~ #30

April 18, 2015 bcsongbird

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

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