<div dir="auto">Upon examining my Sibley guide and the photos I think it is maybe a hybrid. It has yellow instead of red on the underside of the tail and wings but its face looks like a red shafted - it’s got a red malar.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:51 AM Emily Birchman <<a href="mailto:stollea@gmail.com">stollea@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<div dir="auto">I have never seen a yellow shafted flicker before but today in my backyard I was stunned to see what I believe is one, otherwise perhaps it is a hybrid? I have multiple cell phone photos and am wondering if someone would be so kind as to help me confirm ID if I send them to you :)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks!</div><div dir="auto">Emily Birchman</div><div dir="auto">Kenmore WA</div>
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