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Red-headed woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

This was a juvenile whose head was just beginning to turn red.

Habitat:

Butner Gamelands

Reference Links:

Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitho…

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Maria dB
A belated thanks, venusflytrap2000!

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PublishedApril 20, 2014

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