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It was once thought that there were three different species of flickers, the Red-shafted Flicker, the Gilded Flicker and the one usually seen here, the Yellow-shafted Flicker. It has now been decided they are all subspecies of the bird now known as the Common, or Northern Flicker.
Flickers have brown backs, a prominent black band high on the breast, and bright red on the nape of the neck. The male has a black “mustache” mark extending from the bill back onto the throat. In flight, the yellow under its wings and white rump patch show up well.
Woodpeckers are well adapted for a life on tree trunks and limbs. They have stiff tail feathers, which act as a brace for moving along vertical tree trunks. Their feet are also adapted for climbing and hanging.
All woodpeckers have two toes pointing forward and either one or two toes pointing to the side or slightly backward. This allows woodpeckers the ability to grip a tree trunk.
A woodpecker has a sharp, stout bill with a chisel-like tip for chipping and digging into tree trunks and branches. In pecking out wood, the bird aims blows from alternating directions, much like a woodchopper does. Bones between the beak and the unusually thick skull are not as rigidly joined as they are
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