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Melanerpes carolinus
10" (25 cm). Barred black and white above; pale buff below and on face; sexes similar except that male has red crown and nape, female red nape only. Reddish patch on lower abdomen is seldom visible in the field.
Nest hole in dead trunk of Black Willow growing along Belton Lake shoreline.
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I love these birds.