[Mnbird] Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with red in throat

[dan&erika]

Hi All—

I only band a few sapsuckers here in Northfield every year. On Wednesday I
caught a female with a few crimson feathers in her white throat. Although I
have never seen this before in a female sapsucker, Pyle’s Identification
guide assures me that female Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers do occasionally
sport a few red throat feathers.

A photo and a link to the Pyle guide are in today’s blog:

http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com

dan

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Dan or Erika Tallman
Northfield, Minnesota
danerika at gmail.com

http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com

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