tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post5612429095662186643..comments2024-03-26T10:41:16.229-06:00Comments on Birding Is Fun!: What kind of Northern Flicker?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-16261657667503496362011-06-29T22:33:38.829-06:002011-06-29T22:33:38.829-06:00I saw a hybrid northern flicker just like the one ...I saw a hybrid northern flicker just like the one in your photo today in my backyard in Ashland Oregon. Beautiful bird!<br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-54755449184758042862011-03-18T06:30:49.555-06:002011-03-18T06:30:49.555-06:00@Gary & @Reid - nice to have some more Canadia...@Gary & @Reid - nice to have some more Canadian friends chime in. I've wondered if the two flickers subspecies should be two separate species, but with that much intermingling I can see which they have not been split. Fascinating!<br /><br />@Kathy - keep those eyes peeled!Birding is Fun!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11836693921863185316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-68355699698217070002011-03-18T00:29:14.733-06:002011-03-18T00:29:14.733-06:00Yes they are interesting birds. Hybrid Flickers ar...Yes they are interesting birds. Hybrid Flickers are quite common on the eastern side of the Rockies and out into the Midwest. Where I live, in Calgary, Alberta, hybrid Flickers make up about 60% of the population.Reid Barclaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-80508461319584628042011-03-17T17:45:09.150-06:002011-03-17T17:45:09.150-06:00I haven't seen one yet, but I'm looking fo...I haven't seen one yet, but I'm looking forward to it. What a beautiful bird!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380069942672564159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-22704276835416095002011-03-17T12:57:44.841-06:002011-03-17T12:57:44.841-06:00They're beautiful!! They're part of our su...They're beautiful!! They're part of our summer forest. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.com