red-shafted flicker

Is A Red-shafted Flicker A Woodpecker?

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The Red-shafted Flicker also hybridizes with the gilded flicker , but less frequently. The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north. Is a Northern Flicker rare? … Read more

Is The Yellow-shafted Flicker Rare?

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The red-shafted flicker is the most common and expected subspecies, but intergrades can also be common at times, mainly during the fall, winter, and spring. Apparently ‘pure’ Yellow-shafted Flickers are rare but should be looked for and occur annually. What do yellow flickers eat? Northern Flickers eat mainly insects, especially ants and beetles that they … Read more