Quote Originally Posted by Joel Eade View Post
I wonder if this is a Gila Flicker? Color pattern on the head is different than the one I saw in my yard.
Gila Flickers dont have that black cresent on the breast. Gilded flicker might be a possibility (maybe that's what you meant), which look similar to northern flickers, but I would still say its a northern mostly just because of the range that is typical of gilded flickers.

The head can vary in Northern flickers from brown as you see in this one, to more grey, and males will have red on the back of the head.

Either way though, its pretty.