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Red-headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
27.1948, -82.2583
Field Notes
Description:
An unmistakable bird, the Red-headed Woodpecker is striking at rest and in flight, showing its colors of red, black, and white. It is one of the most aggressive members of the family and one of the most omnivorous. Cornell Labs
The juvenile has a brown head
Habitat:
Open wood lands.
Notes:
The Red-headed Woodpecker is one of only four woodpeckers known to store food, and it is the only one known to cover the stored food with wood or bark. It hides insects and seeds in cracks in wood, under bark, in fence posts, and under roof shingles. Grasshoppers are regularly stored alive, but wedged into crevices so tightly that they cannot escape. Cornell Lab
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 11, 2012
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