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Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Photo by Ajwerko
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Field Notes

Description:

I spotted this red-bellied woodpecker pair sharing a tree with a bluebird pair. There are 4 woodpecker holes in the tree and the bluebird pair has the home on the south and the woodpeckers are right around the corner on the west.

Habitat:

These nests are on my farm, 100 ft. From a pond surrounded by woodlands and prairie.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Ajwerko
Thank you cranbrook-sda-youth1! I hadn't heard them called red-shafted flickers before. The bluebirds eggs have now hatched because the parents are madly delivering worms to the nest, but I haven't seen the babies yet.
cranbrook-sda-youth1
Nice two-in-one spotting! Red bellied woodpeckers are also called Red-shafted Flickers. I believe the bluebird is an Eastern Bluebird
Ajwerko
Thank you Jellis! I am learning new things on project Noah every day!
Jellis
I seen them do it out here with also Tree swallows and European Starlings. We even have some trees that Coromrant and Herons nest together in.
Ajwerko
Thank you M17! I had never seen another bird sharing a tree with a woodpecker before!
M17
Nice photo

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PublishedApril 29, 2013

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