tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553998527275861247.post6528738284316083439..comments2024-03-14T23:49:30.509+00:00Comments on Bird Hybrids: Downy Woodpecker x Hairy WoodpeckerBird Hybridshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12029864289171258900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553998527275861247.post-16969578544709945412016-12-04T23:33:20.552+00:002016-12-04T23:33:20.552+00:00Thanks Jacob and sorry for the slow response. I g...Thanks Jacob and sorry for the slow response. I guess the bill may look smaller than it was in the photo as a result of the head being turned slightly away, but even so...<br /><br />May I add your photo to the main thread? Hopefully it will generate some more feedback then, perhaps.Dave Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077880196249359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553998527275861247.post-85327847267540222612016-11-15T02:39:10.408+00:002016-11-15T02:39:10.408+00:00I was with some friends in the Oregon Coast range ...I was with some friends in the Oregon Coast range and we saw a bird that we are pretty sure was this hybrid. Here is my friend's description:<br /><br />1. Body size seemed slightly smaller than that of an average Hairy, but still WAY too big for Downy.<br />2. Bill was REALLY SMALL for a Hairy even a bit too small for Downy.<br />3. Voice sounded most like that of Hairy.<br />4. Bird had barred outer tail feathers (typical of Downy).<br />5. Bird had possible spur on neck (normally Hairy).<br />6. The cheek pattern looks like (but not quite the same as) that of a Hairy.<br /><br />Although we cannot rule out the possibility the bird is an abnormal member of one of the species, the mixed pattern of characteristics seems to favor the possibility that the bird is a hybrid. Here is a link to some photos in an ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S26150554Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069492112338003940noreply@blogger.com