On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:04:56 -0800, That had to hurt That wrote:
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:01:18 -0600, AZ Nomad
wrote:

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:45:00 -0800, That had to hurt That wrote:
Can anyone identigy this bird? It hit my window pretty good this
morning and I was just wondering what type it is. it appears to me to
be some type of woodpecker.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...6/100_0927.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...6/100_0928.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...6/100_0929.jpg

Where was it spotted? It might help to know what continent it was.


In Sacramento, Ca. I figured that it is some type of wood pecker, just
not sure which. It almost looks like a Gila Woodpecker, see here
:http://www.birdersworld.com/default....&archy=&archm=

But the male of the species has red on his head, not on his throat.

wikipedia has a lot of links
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/S...odpeckers.html looks
promising

http://www.americanbirdguide.com/wordpress/?p=71

Looks a little like nuttall WP, but the red is on the cheek not the
head..
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/182...oodpecker.aspx