[Birdtalk] Barrow's Goldeneye and another odd Sapsucker

[Larry tripp]

Birding  in Washington county today felt more like I was birding in Canada! 
Very cold for this area. So I guess when I stopped at Gunlock Res. and there 
was a female Barrow's Goldeneye mixed in with the Common's it was only 
fitting. It's the first one I've seen in the county.

The other odd bird that I saw today ( probably not because of the cold ) was 
a Sapsucker that fit everything perfect for a Adult male Yellow-bellied 
except it had some red on the nape. It had a solid red throat surrounded by 
a solid black malar. The white supercilium and moustachial were wider than 
the black eyestripe. The back was mostly white not just 2 rows of white. The 
primaries and secondaries had more white in them then you see in Red-napped. 
The bird was either a Y B with some red on the nape a R N with way more 
white in the plumage and a solid black malar or another dreaded hybrid. 
Which any of those are possible.


Larry Tripp

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