Please help ID this Bird (1 Viewer)

[OsamaK]

Location:

• Southern Ontario (Durham Region) during late August.

Coloration:

• Khaki brown base colour.

Pattern:

• Covered in black and white dots or spots all over the body.
• Did not have a red mark on the head.

Size and Shape:

• Slightly larger head compared to a typical bird of similar size (e.g. Hermit Thrush).
• Smaller tail than Hermit Thrush.
• Slimmer than Hermit Thrush.

Behavior:

• Part of a flock.
• No or very soft, subtle sounds, possibly not typical bird calls.

Very closely resembling the Northern Flicker (attached).

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum. You have a Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. The best place to ask for an ID is in this forum, as it is where the expert helpers hang out:

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I really like the way you laid out the where, when, etc. Helps to figure out the ID.

 

[qwerty5]

I would agree your bird is probably Northern Flicker. The red on the head might be hard to see, particularly if it was a juvenile.

 

[delia todd]

Behavior:

• Part of a flock.

Do flickers go around in flocks? I thought that picture had been added as a "similar to" example - and not the actual bird seen?

Hi OsamaK and a warm welcome from me too.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I hope to hear about all the birds you see when out and about.

 

[D Halas]

It sounds rather like a juvenile European Starling partway through its moult.

 

[Lisa W]

I misread his post. I thought the picture was taken by him. Now I have no idea.

 

[_pauls]

It sounds rather like a juvenile European Starling partway through its moult.

I'd agree except for

No or very soft, subtle sounds, possibly not typical bird calls.

Not sure I'd describe starlings as quiet or subtle.