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Red-headed woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Photo by maryspivey03
Published on Project Noah
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45.3555, -93.2035

Field Notes

Description:

Red-headed woodpecker, sex unknown

Habitat:

Bur oak savanna within the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

Notes:

This population is one of the largest known to date in Minnesota. Observers counted 52 birds during the 2011 Christmas Bird Count.

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Comments (6)
alicelongmartin
Really nice! We had one on the Philadelphia Hot-line in New Jersey for awhile. He came to eat our peanuts.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2012

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