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Date: 12/5/25 11:10 am From: Connie Kogler <zblueheron...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Unknown Woodpecker, Montrose Colorado, Dec 04 25
Sure looks like a Northern Flicker to me.. Sometimes they get black-ish from chimney roosting Connie Kogler On Dec 5, 2025, at 12:05 PM, linda hodges <hikerhodges...> wrote: Hi Ron, Though I don’t have any brilliant thoughts to add, I’m hoping you’ll post the ID consensus on this woodpecker. Thanks! Linda Hodges On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM Ron W <ourwildplaces...> <mailto:<ourwildplaces...>> wrote: > Hello all, as my field report states : > > Roughly 9" with a short tail. In full sunlight, the bird shows no markings on its all dark back. Similarly the head is also all dark, with a possible dark red semicircle below the eye. I observed this bird from roughly 15' for around 2 minutes (equipped with only a cell phone). In that time woodpecker made no vocalizations." > > 4 photos are included with the report. > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S287390731 > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> <mailto:<cobirds...> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:cobirds+<unsubscribe...>. > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<bae8d06a-3224-42ca-a530-0ac7f8d16dd3n...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<bae8d06a-3224-42ca-a530-0ac7f8d16dd3n...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:cobirds+<unsubscribe...>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABW16T%3DCgFktNcDeH-Eo434qwq%<3DoLBY-UsLraTnOTmvPeJO7ug...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABW16T%3DCgFktNcDeH-Eo434qwq%<3DoLBY-UsLraTnOTmvPeJO7ug...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<39080A9D-8CCD-41A9-A41B-073D83F959C9...>

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