[Birdnet] Red-breasted Sapsucker still at Lytle

[Tim Avery]

Saturday afternoon I was able to spend well over an hour watching and photographing the sapsucker at Lytle Ranch.  For the most part he bird look really good for Red-breasted, however my lack of experience with this species  (as in, never seen before), leaves me wondering if it does indeed have Red-naped in its genes.  A pale band of feathering on the chest with some red continuing below seemed off to me, but could be due to molt.  The back pattern and everything else seems to fit RBSA to a tee.

http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_02.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_03.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_04.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_05.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/febr07/rbsa_06.jpg

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Good Birding

Tim
http://www.timaverybirding.com
http://www.birdtography.com 
Salt Lake City, Utah

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