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Index of Subjects Hi Ken and JIm, Just to clarify this. The red-tipped feathers that juvenile female Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers can have on rare occasions are found on the forehead. As Ken McKenna pointed out, they are replaced quickly (during pre-basic moult) so very few individuals should have any left by September. The presence of red feathers on the back of the head/nape is a reliable method for determining that you are seeing a male. All the best, Lance =========================== Lance Laviolette lance.laviolette@lmco.com =========================== > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Wolford > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:03 PM > To: NatureNS > Subject: FW: [NatureNS] Interesting Woodpecker interaction > > Ken, those young "males" may actually be either sex, since I > believe that juveniles of both downies and hairies have > orange to red caps? See Sibley if you have it. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > ---------- > From: Ken MacAulay <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:36:14 -0300 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Interesting Woodpecker interaction > > James, in a similar vein, for the past week we have been > entertained by a mother downy at the suet feeder, busily > feeding two young male downies, already bigger than she is. > They have yet to attempt to reach the suet on their own. > > Ken MacAulay > Port Mouton, NS >
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