<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">The possibility of a Gilded Flicker appearing in western Washington (or anywhere in the state) is extremely remote (if not impossible) and not at all comparable to the patterns of occurrence/vagrancy in Blue Jays, Painted Buntings, or even Swallow-tailed Gull. Blue Jays predictably irrupt each fall and winter, likely moving west and southwest from places like Alberta and Montana, and appear in (sometimes large) numbers in Idaho with a few making it as far as Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Etc. They aren't even vagrants but "uncommon to rare winter visitors" (likely annual in Pullman and Spokane), and their breeding range has also been expanding westward. Painted Bunting is a long-distance migrant with (like other long-distance migrants) a well-established pattern of occasional vagrancy to the northwest U.S., and even Swallow-tailed Gull is a highly pelagic species that is prone to long-distance dispersal. Gilded Flicker, on the other hand, is an exceptionally sedentary species that virtually never wanders outside of its restricted breeding range. To demonstrate just how sedentary they are, New Mexico still lacks a record of Gilded Flicker, despite being a relatively common species in parts of southeastern Arizona (within about 50 miles of the NM border), they are rarely detected outside of their typical breeding habitat within that range, and there are zero known occurrences of vagrancy outside of their usual range in Arizona, extreme southern Nevada, adjacent parts of southeastern California, and a tiny sliver of southwest Utah. Intergrade "Yellow-shafted X Red-shafted" Northern Flickers are regular in numbers (especially fall in winter) in our region - I expect to see at least several a year in Oregon, Idaho, an/or Washington (and other western states).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>My Sibley guides (neither first nor second edition) show them in Washington, and if yours does, it's clearly a mistake. I seem to recall that there might have been some range maps mistakenly swapped in an earlier version of the book or app, and Gilded Flicker might have been involved, but I forget the details. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy to be proven wrong, but a Gilded Flicker in Washington would probably be the rarest vagrant of the year (more so than Eurasian Skylark, Etc.).</div><div><br></div><div>Respectfully,</div><div><br></div><div>Carl Lundblad</div><div>Corvallis, OR</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Has anyone seen a Gilded Flicker here in NW WA? This morning we saw a small flicker that met the specifics of a GIFL. That is Larger black chest patch-oval shaped,paler back with narrower black bars and base of tail lite yellow. The smaller size and black patch caught our attention. It went to the suet feeder like every one else this rainy, foggy AM. Sibley?s map shows them around here when other guides do not. Trying to touch base with some of the older bird watchers around here. Thanks in advance.<br>
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Hybrid between the Red-Shafted and Yellow Shafted subspecies of the Northern Flicker.<br>
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> Has anyone seen a Gilded Flicker here in NW WA? This morning we saw a small flicker that met the specifics of a GIFL. That is Larger black chest patch-oval shaped,paler back with narrower black bars and base of tail lite yellow. The smaller size and black patch caught our attention. It went to the suet feeder like every one else this rainy, foggy AM. Sibley?s map shows them around here when other guides do not. Trying to touch base with some of the older bird watchers around here. Thanks in advance.<br>
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How exciting.. I am hopeful that at one point you or someone near you can check it out and see if it is an indeed a Gilded. There are ways to tell if it's a Hybrid of the Northern or a Gilded. And I ask that anyone that sees a 'different' looking bird in any species, to explore more. E-bird does not have a Gilded listed anywhere near here.. but I will say that as long as people jump to the 'hybrid' conclusion, that none ever will be. We must remember the Blue Jay that appeared here several times now, the Painted Bunting and lets not forget the Swallow-tailed Gull. So, unless it's much different from what we are used to seeing, we jump to the Sub or hybrid conclusion. Just a reminder.. Continue to be excited ? and get a photo if you can ? Birds are moving NorthWest!<br>
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Now in Sequim<br>
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