Hey /an/ where are the bird people here?
I spotted a bird today that im wondering if you can help me identify.
Behind my house is a dead oak tree and i saw 2 birds perched near the top. One i know was an American Kestrel. The other bird was new to me.
It was about the same size as the kestrel, it had a long straight beak. It had orange on its head and orange on its underside tail feathers. The rest of its body was a greyish color. I only saw it through binoculars for about 10 seconds before it flew away.
After some googling it looked like a Golden-fronted Woodpecker, but i live in northern california, which to my knowledge is a good ways out of its habitat.
Anyone have an idea what it could be?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Pic related is what it looked similar too.