A flicker at the feeder is one of the most interesting birds I have ever watched. Like other woodpeckers, they have a very long tongue. It actually wraps from the back of their head around to the top.

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.

Pretty as he can be, one particular Flicker returned to the area this week and flies around the nearby neighborhood landing ...