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Bird ID? #514164 11/19/19 07:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois Bill D. OP
OP Bill D. Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois	Anybody know what kind of bird this is? Attached Images Last edited by Bill D.; 11/19/19 07:11 PM. Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New!

Re: Bird ID? Bill D. #514166 11/19/19 08:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2 McHenry County, IL M Mike M
Mike M M Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2 McHenry County, IL	Without seeing the wings or the breast of the bird, the color and pattern of the back and the shape and size of the bill lead me to say that it's a Northern Flicker. We couldn't all be cowboys, so some of us are clowns.

Re: Bird ID? Bill D. #514169 11/19/19 09:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 15 Likes: 1 SE KY D DSCKY
DSCKY D Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 15 Likes: 1 SE KY	I would agree. Looks like a flicker to me also. I have always enjoyed watching them. Commonly seen on the ground eating insects.

Re: Bird ID? Bill D. #514176 11/20/19 07:26 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE Shorty Lunker
Shorty Lunker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE	Yep, northern flicker. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/id

Re: Bird ID? Bill D. #514184 11/20/19 01:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois Bill D. OP
OP Bill D. Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois	Thanks Guys! Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New!