The red-headed woodpecker is a “WOW” bird. True to its name, the entire head is fire-engine red from crown to throat. The showy dome contrasts with a black back and tail, black wings with ...

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The red-headed woodpecker is elusive, but it not because the flashy flag bird is necessarily rare. It’s because the woodpecker favors dead trees for nesting, but people decidedly do not favor ...

Due to a significant loss of habitat, red-headed woodpeckers have declined dramatically in the past 35 years. It is estimated that 70% of the overall population is now gone.

Thus, unlike the red-bellied woodpecker of the same genus, we have a black bird with a red head, which is a creeper. The Greeks got it right. Red-headed woodpeckers are the flashiest of the ...

The woodpecker, whose entire head is completely red as if dipped in paint, was once common throughout Minnesota, but its numbers have plunged due to loss of nesting habitat — they seek cavities ...

The red-bellied woodpecker is one of Wisconsin’s most misidentified birds. ... happily reporting that a “red-headed woodpecker” was visiting her feeders and feasting on a suet block.

Rare red-headed woodpecker spotted in Pittsburgh area 02:01. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Birdwatchers are flocking to North Park, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare red-headed woodpecker.

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