Bird Identification: CLOSED: Woodpecker ID, 1 by TheHackster

TheHackster wrote:
I see two Downys, too. I can just make out the red spot of the male in the 1st pic. Burd's got better eyes than me. Pretty sure the second one's a female.

Here's one of my pics showing a female Downy (no red spot) and a male Downy (with red spot). I see them regularly.

BTW, it could have been a Hairy Wp, but the spots on the tail ID'd it. A Hairy Wp looks a lot like a Downy, but a Downy has spots along the sides of its tail feathers (look at my pic), while a Hairy Wp's tail feathers are solid white. A Hairy is also bigger than a Downy. I've never seen a Hairy Wp here in Columbus, Ga

Hack

This message was edited Feb 13, 2010 1:21 AM