Red-bellied WPs do have a red belly. Not very red, but red. None of our local woodpeckers show a crown other than the Pileated, but it can happen - there's a recent discussion here about crowns on birds which typically aren't known for them.
The only other candidates size-wize would be Northern Flicker or Hairy Woodpecker, but neither has a red belly. On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM, david olmstead <[email protected]>wrote: > Ok, I know the immediate reaction to this question, but if anyone can > help, they’re on this list serv! My wife is trying to describe a bird she > saw at our suet feeder (only 5 feet from window). She describes a “robin > sized bird” with black and white ladder pattern on wings/back/tail areas and > a red head. So I’m thinking Red Bellied woodpecker, but when I showed her > the picture, she went on to describe that its belly WAS red. Also strange > is that she claims that its head was not only red but crowned with a “tuft” > of feathers. My son saw it too and backs up her story. I have no idea what > she saw. Any takers??? > > > > Thanks. > > David Olmstead > -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
