Re: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in back yard question


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Posted by Robin Diaz on 07:32:59 01/07/14

In Reply to: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in back yard question posted by Ken Schneider

According to Pyle (_Identification Guide to North American Birds_), "The 1st PB [Prebasic which often means postjuvenal] is more protracted such that Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers retain more juvenal body plumage later into the fall and winter..." The adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker PB occurs on the summer grounds but young Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers can be molting gradually all the way through May.

If your bird sticks around through winter, it will be interesting to compare photos.



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