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Long beak, black patch on breast, I would say a woodpecker
Flagstaff, AZ - ponderosa pine forests elevation 7000'
One thing I can think of with that black chest is a Meadowlark... but If it reminded you of a woodpecker, then I think this is a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Fl...