I have been meaning to submit this sighting for a while. On the morning of December 8, 2014, I had a Northern Flicker at the finch feeder on my backyard deck (north end Peterborough). I have never seen one before and didn’t know what bird was until I looked it up. It was SO beautiful! Thought you might be interested unless this is common – it sure wasn’t to me!
Clare Keast
(Note: Flickers usually turn up at a handful of feeders in late fall and winter, but they are never common at these times of year. Most flickers migrate south in the fall. D.M.)
Northern Flicker at PGGC by Richard Boehme Feb. 2013
