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1. CABIN LAKE
Hairy Woodpecker (Oregon)
At water seep.(September)

2. DEAD HORSE RANCH
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Arizona)
Heavy, horizontal stripes on back. (January)

3. CATALINA STATE PARK
Gila Woodpecker (Arizona)
Abundant in cactus areas of Arizona. (February)

4. CABIN LAKE
White-Headed Woodpecker (Oregon)
At water seep. (September)

5. CABIN LAKE
White-Headed Woodpecker (Oregon)
Good place to see this species (September)

6. RACCOON STATE PARK
Downy Woodpecker (Indiana)
Looks like a Hairy but smaller & with cleaner whites. (November)

7. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red-Naped Sapsucker (Idaho)
The red chin is a good field mark. The Canadians call it the Red-Chinned Sapsucker.(June)

8. CITY OF ROCKS
Red-Naped Sapsucker (Idaho)
If you see a yellow tinge on chest, it is a sap stain. (May)

9. RACCOON STATE PARK
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Indiana)
The red belly is not very obvious. (November)

10. LEE VINING
Red-Breast Sapsucker (California)
Both the head and chest are red.(May)

11. LEE VINING
Red-Naped Sapsucker (Califirnia)
He spent most of the day at the cavity opening. (May)

12. ON A RANCH -EDINBURG
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker (Texas)
Three different colors on back of head. (April)

13. MADERA CANYON
Acorn Woodpecker (Arizona)
Stores nuts in tree bark. Looks like a punch board. (February)

14. MADERA CANYON
Arizona Woodpecker (Arizona)
The red & brown is good camoflauge as well as a pleasing sight. (January)

15. SOUTHERN TEXAS RANCH
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker (Texas)
Coming in for peanutbutter. (November)

16. KERN VALLEY
Female Red-Shafted Flicker (California)
Female lacks the red moustache.. (March)

17. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red-Shafted Flicker (Idaho)
Red under-wings flash & white rump shows when in flight. (July)

18. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red-Shafted Flicker (Idaho)
Such a combination of colors. (June)

19. CABIN LAKE
Female Williamsons Sapsucker (Oregon)
The male is a combination of yellow, red, black, & white. (September)

20. ALONG SALMON RIVER
Red-Lewis Woodpecker (Idaho)
They like tall cottonwood trees. (July)

21. RACCOON STATE PARK
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Indiana)
Red crown extends on back of neck. (November)

22. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red=Breasted Nuthatch (Idaho)
Listen for the - Yank - Yank call. (June)

23. NORTH HEGLAR CANYON
Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Idaho)
Lit on a perch set up by a water trough. (August)

24. FOLSOM PARK
White-Breasted Nuthatch (California)
Thin, pointed beak is useful to pick insects out if bark. (April)

25. CABIN LAKE
Pygmy Nuthatch (Oregon)
So hard to catch sitting still. (September)

26. CABIN LAKE
Pygmy Nuthatch (Oregon)
Common in this area. (September)

27. MADERA CANYON
White-Breasted Nuthatch (Arizona)
Moves upside-down, down tree trunks. (February)