Birds Identified: Yellow-shafted Flicker

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Yellow-shafted Flicker has these characteristics:

• Hopping or climbing
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Bill long, as long or longer than head
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Red present
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Round spots on body
  
• Cross barring
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Crown patch
  
• Tail bands (across)
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Wood habitat
  
• Field habitat
  
• Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Bounding flight
  
• Jerks tail or body (repeated dipping of body, or flipping or pumping of tail)
  
• Rasping harsh calls
  
• Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
  
• Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
  

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