Common Name: Northern Flicker
Scientific Name (Genus-species): Colaptes auratus
Length (bill-tail): 12 1/2"
Identifying Chacteristics: black crest on chest, red streak under bill, black spotted under feathers
bores large holes in dead trees and wood sided homes
male attracts mate by hammering on metal chimneys
Habitat: open pine forests
Perrenial
Call recorded: 8/2009
