Northern FlickerI once read in a bird book that the bird known as the flicker got its name because the multi-colored spots present a "flickering" effect in sunlight. The author of that article probably never heard a Northern Flicker in the wild. The bird gets its name from the call, a loud "flicka flicka flicka." Some authorities describe the sound somewhat differently as, "woika woika woika." Hmmm... maybe we could change the name to Woika-Woika Bird. What do you think?
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