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Williamson's Sapsucker -- 1st-yr Male (Sphyrapicus thyroideus); Santa Fe National Forest, NM, Thompson Ridge [Lou Feltz]
I had to search several of my field guides to help make this ID of this scruffy character... (and they weren't a lot of help). Knowing it was a Woodpecker, I judged its features compared to all of the adult birds in the overall family that I know to be regular, if not common, up here. This is the first juvenile Williamson's Sapsucker that I have imaged... or even IDed up here. The Red-napped Sapsucker juvie male is very similar... in fact it was my first ID selection. At this time of year I concentrate on juvie images... the young birds change so fast, and quality images are lacking in the usual reference sources. ( I welcome comments and/or especially corrections to these IDs.)
IMG_3037; Williamson's Sapsucker
Williamson's Sapsucker -- 1st-yr Male (Sphyrapicus thyroideus); Santa Fe National Forest, NM, Thompson Ridge [Lou Feltz]
I had to search several of my field guides to help make this ID of this scruffy character... (and they weren't a lot of help). Knowing it was a Woodpecker, I judged its features compared to all of the adult birds in the overall family that I know to be regular, if not common, up here. This is the first juvenile Williamson's Sapsucker that I have imaged... or even IDed up here. The Red-napped Sapsucker juvie male is very similar... in fact it was my first ID selection. At this time of year I concentrate on juvie images... the young birds change so fast, and quality images are lacking in the usual reference sources. ( I welcome comments and/or especially corrections to these IDs.)
IMG_3037; Williamson's Sapsucker