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Yellow Shafted Flicker

Colaptes auratus

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Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

and now I can add this to Jellis's mission too.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/re...
this is a red shafted. No red nape.
So i think we can call this spotting Yellow Shafted and in that case I am thrilled because this would be my first "Vagrant " spotting.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

there was a sighting of a yellow shafted one along with an eastern phoebe.Both Vagrants.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

I believe so, I usually don't bother with which one it is since it's all the same species.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Yellow-shafted forms have tan faces and gray crowns, and a red crescent on the nape.
Based on this can we call this yellow shafted? Red crescent on Nape?

HemaShah
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HemaShah

Concord, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 6, 2013
Submitted on Dec 6, 2013

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