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American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

Photo by ianmaton
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium-sized black-and-white woodpecker with limited white on back and heavy barring on flanks.

Habitat:

Coniferous forests across western Canada, Alaska and the midwestern United States.

Notes:

I have found this bird hard to photograph because I normally see it in dense forests where it is difficult to find good light. This one briefly came into the open.

Reference Links:

American Three-toed Woodpecker

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Comments (1)
Tom15
Great picture of a woodpecker that's a hard bird to find!

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