Northern Flicker
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Identification
    Overall length is 13".  Has brown and black barred back and wings.  The breast is whitish or buffy with black spots.  Has a wide black necklace.  While in flight a white rump is easily observed.  Has a red patch on the nape of the neck.  Male: Has a black line off the base of the bill.  Female: lacks the black line off the base of the bill.

Food
    Ground feeding bird that probes for ants which consists of 45% of its diet.  Catches insects in the air and eats fruit, berries and seeds.  Will come to bird feeders for suet and peanuts.

Habitat
    Observed in parks, suburbs, farmlands, and woodlands.
 

 

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