All of us who are doing the house cleaning are having a real hard time keeping up with all the tree pollen right now. It is thick and covering every table and I actually have to use the windshield wipers to get it off the car windows. It could be tannins but it's kind of coincidental that it's noticed during the heavy pollen season.
Linda Scotland
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To: Derek Lovitch
Cc: S. Davis; Maine birds
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Re: Yellowish Harry Woodpecker--
Thanks Derek and others who have suggested the same. It came back late in the day and appeared to have more yellowish on the belly where it was white before. That would debunk my original thought that the yellow was the real color of the feathers.
I always enjoy learning more about our beautiful birds.
Bill Blauvelt
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On May 22, 2017, at 8:46 PM, 'Derek Lovitch' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:Hi all,
This looks to be staining from a cavity (e.g. tannins in oak) which is a fairly common occurrence in the white feathers of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers that are incubating and/or feeding young at this time of year.
-Derek
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On May 22, 2017, at 1:09 PM, S. Davis <kd7gxf@gmail.com> wrote:So it could be a couple of things. A. it could be hypermelanistic (or something like that). or B. (and probably more likely) it has a ton of pollen on it.
On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 12:38:40 PM UTC-4, Bill Blauvelt wrote:I have a yellowish Harry Woodpecker at my feeder today.
I don't think this is very common.
Bill Blauvelt
Portland, Maine
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