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Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
34.0244, -84.6178
Field Notes
Description:
Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head and neck. Their underparts are mainly white. The wings are black with white secondary remiges. Adult males and females are identical in plumage
Habitat:
Red-headed Woodpeckers live in pine savannahs and other open forests with clear understories. Open pine plantations, treerows in agricultural areas, and standing timber in beaver swamps and other wetlands all attract Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Notes:
Spotted in the yard at the building where my daughter takes music lessons.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 2, 2013
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