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Dryocopus pileatus
Mostly black with white stripes on the face and neck and a flaming-red crest. Males have a red stripe on the cheek. In flight, the bird reveals extensive white underwings and small white crescents on the upper side, at the bases of the primaries.
Hard woods next to a lake.
Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on May 19, 2015
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