Red-cockaded woodpecker (1 Viewer)

[Ruthie_Texas]

Was delighted to see a red-cockaded woodpecker out my window this morning. If my internet searching is correct, they are endangered. Also I think Ft. Worth is a just a smidgen west for this bird. It sounds like east Texas is normally as far west as they go.

 

[Mono]

A quick look on eBird doesn't give any sightings as west as Fort Worth. Might be worth recording it on eBird.

 

[Ruthie_Texas]

A quick look on eBird doesn't give any sightings as west as Fort Worth. Might be worth recording it on eBird.

Mono, thank you. At the risk of sounding stupid, how can I share a video of the bird without sharing my youtube profile...? I uploaded a video to youtube for my friends and family to see but it has all my youtube videos. I am not savvy on these things and would like for the viewer to only see this 1 video if I upload here or on eBird. My apologies for such a dumb question. This is just not my area of expertise. If it were not for iMovie on my phone I could not have even made the video and uploaded it to my YouTube channel.

 

[Mono]

If you are just using YouTube to share videos with family presumably your videos are marked as private or unlisted. If you make this video public and post the link members here will be able to see it but not any private/unlisted on your channel.

Or if your video is in mp4 format you could just upload it directly to a post.

 

[Ruthie_Texas]

Mono, thanks again. I just edited original post to include the video. I thought the mp4 would be too big but glad it's not.

 

[Mono]

@Ruthie_Texas I've moved this thread to the Bird ID forum. More people will see it there.

 

[James Lowther]

Hi Ruthie,
thanks for posting the video.
Your bird is a downy woodpecker. There are a few things that rule out red-cockaded, including the broad white stripe up the back, the black cheek patch and the way the white eyebrows meet at the back of the crown.
Red-cockaded woodpecker is very rare even in the areas it occurs so sightings outside of its known range would be highly unusual I think.
all the best,
James

 

[Butty]

Your bird is a downy woodpecker.

I'd agree (juvenile, probably male) but for the black-marked outer tail-feathers. Or is this far enough west that downy (rather than hairy) woodpecker is allowed to have them there?

 

[Ruthie_Texas]

Thank you for the clarification James.

I don't know how to answer the other question.

 

[njlarsen]

I'd agree (juvenile, probably male) but for the black-marked outer tail-feathers. Or is this far enough west that downy (rather than hairy) woodpecker is allowed to have them there?

Butty, you are misremembering this one. It is Hairy that is missing the black on outer tail feathers in most of its range.
Niels

 

[Microtus]

Downy Woodpecker as outlined above and because of the black marks on the otherwise white outer tail feathers.