Flickers are actually woodpeckers but don’t always ... according to National Geographic. The northern flicker has a permanent range that covers almost all of the United States, except for ...

Part of the woodpecker family, the northern flicker, often known as the common ... Although their body weight can vary greatly, it typically ranges from three to 5.9 ounces. Their bodies are ...

Claim to fame: In birding circles, the northern flicker has a unique claim to fame: It’s the only woodpecker that does ... be declining in parts of their range. Need a break?

Flickers are the only woodpeckers in North America that ... A few individuals stay through winter. The range of the northern flicker is from the tree limit in Alaska and Canada, south to the ...

The Northern Flicker’s range spans all of North America but ... western varieties due to the effects of Ice Age glaciation. Woodpeckers move up and down tree bark with a vertical posture ...

A female northern flicker sits in her nest cavity on Douglas in 2010, a rare nesting record for Juneau. (Photo by Bob Armstrong) Flickers are hefty woodpeckers, considerably larger than hairy ...

GRAND FORKS – “Northern flicker” is the answer to one of the five most frequently asked questions about birds. The flicker is a misfit in several ways. It is a woodpecker, to begin with ...

Few birds have more common names than the northern flicker. This flashy woodpecker goes by cotton-rump, high-hole, yellowhammer and at least 150 other colloquialisms. All these monikers speak to ...