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Originally Posted by benb
These guys are really confusing.. we have a bunch of birds called "Flickers" which look like this and they are all quite hard to ID unless you have a good guide with you. (Which I almost never do)
Years ago my parents had a major issue with one of these during mating season deciding to "drill" their siding on their house. It was pretty crazy.. sounded like someone was hammering inside the house.
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Flickers have a brown back and are often seen feeding on the ground, which other woodpeckers don't do. The banging on metal is a territorial/mating thing.