Flicker flashing
We used to see Northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) fairly regularly. This is an exception, there were two in the pond's stream. They alternated watching and bathing.
The Cornell Labs adds this: "The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north."
Flicker flashing
We used to see Northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) fairly regularly. This is an exception, there were two in the pond's stream. They alternated watching and bathing.
The Cornell Labs adds this: "The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north."