Episode 81: Northern Flicker – Voice of the Wild

Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus). The woodpecker with handsome plumage and a taste for ants. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the NewsletterListen online on our HomepageThe following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Northern flicker call by Wil Hershberger (ML507419)Northern flicker "kew" call by Leonard J. Peyton (ML507416)Northern flicker "wick" call by Wil Hershberger (ML507414)Pileated woodpecker call by Dave Herr (ML507434)Sources and more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-flicker Dobson, C., Kassenbaum, D., Oehmke, D., & Misewicz, M. (2023). Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Scissortail LLC. Godfrey, M. A., & Kaufman, Kenn. (Directors). (2004). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America [Video recording]. In Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America DVD I & DVD II (Fullscreen.). Godfrey-Stadin Productions. Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company. Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf. Walton, R. K., & Lawson, R. W. (1989). Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central [Compact Disc]. On Eastern/Central birding by ear. Houghton Mifflin Co.