Roo's 1956 Red Shouldered Flicker (Colaptes Cafer) Feb 11 W. LOCOST CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. 9:50 AM -2 FLOWING TO TOP OF 40' EUCALYPTUS AND PERCHING ACROSS LIMBS IN TREE REMINISCING ROBINS, ONE CALLED 'KIK' I MORE SEEN PERCHED PARALLEL TO UPRIGHT BRANCH OF EUCALYPTUS. WHITE RUMP DISTINCTIVE. RIPARIAN RESOC. Feb 25 STRAWBERRY CANYON, ALAMEDA CO., CALIF. 8:15 AM. SAW 1 BOAT HIGH IN LEAFLESS PLANE OR SYCAMORE TREE. SEEMED TO BE FLYING INTO WIND. PERCHED MORE OR LESS PARALLEL TO LIMB (RATHER THAN ACROSS IT). NO CALLING. ROBIN HIT IN SAME TREE BUT DID NOT SEEM TO BE DISTURBING TO FLICKER. 'V' MARKING CLEAR ON THROAT. ANOTHER SIGHTED IN SAME TREE WAS NOTICED AT 8:25 BUT FLEW AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. THE BIRD SEEN AT 8:15 AM FLEW TO NEARBY LAWN AT 8:27 + HOADED THROUGH THE 1-2" HIGH GRASS APPARENTLY FEEDING. IT GAVE 1 TO 3 PECKS INTO THE GRASS THEN LIFTED ITS HEAD FOR A MOMENT, THEN A FEW QUICK HOPS BEFORE LOWERING ITS HEAD & PECKING AGAIN. PROBABLY SAME INDIVIDUAL FLEW LENGTH OF BASE BARN FIELD TO BEGIN FEEDING AT OTHER END OF FIELD. WHITE RUMP NOTICEABLE IN FLIGHT. FEATHERS AT REIMARIES SEEMED SPREAD AS BIRD FLEW BY, RED OF UNDERSWINGS SHOWED UP TOO. SECOND FLICKER SEEN AT 8:25 WAS STILL PERCHED IN TOP OF 40' REDWOOD BEING WIND + PARALLEL TO TRUNK OF TREE. BIRD AT END OF BARN FIELD