Northern Flicker Youth at Nest Hole
Young flickers are brooded by the male for the first three weeks. By 17 or 18 days the young will feed from the nest hole. Two days ago, June 20th, the day of the flood, was the first time I saw a young flicker at the nest hole, and today was the first time I heard the young bird.
Today, I heard this young flicker from quite a distance, well before I was close enough to see the nest tree. The bird repeated a nestling feeding call (eBird Macaulay Library) about once every few minutes. The parents were not in sight.
This photo shows the young flicker mid-call.
About a week after starting to feed at the nest hole, or by 25 to 28 days of age, a young flicker is ready to leave the nest. This flicker seems ready to go.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
Young flickers are brooded by the male for the first three weeks. By 17 or 18 days the young will feed from the nest hole. Two days ago, June 20th, the day of the flood, was the first time I saw a young flicker at the nest hole, and today was the first time I heard the young bird.
Today, I heard this young flicker from quite a distance, well before I was close enough to see the nest tree. The bird repeated a nestling feeding call (eBird Macaulay Library) about once every few minutes. The parents were not in sight.
This photo shows the young flicker mid-call.
About a week after starting to feed at the nest hole, or by 25 to 28 days of age, a young flicker is ready to leave the nest. This flicker seems ready to go.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
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