After listening to their calls, it is difficult to tell the Northern flicker and the pileated woodpecker apart. The pileated seems more throaty, while the flicker sounds light and almost juvenile.

One of the most attractive and fascinating birds to visit our feeders is the Northern ... When a flicker lands on the feeder, it gets your immediate attention. These are woodpeckers, but in ...

The candidates are six birds that call the city home all year long: Anna’s hummingbird, black-capped chickadee, Pacific wren, pileated woodpecker, northern flicker, and varied thrush.