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Melanerpes carolinus
Red Bellied Wood Peckers, a female and a male.
back yard bird feeder, wooded swampy area.
These two birds come to my feeders almost every day singing.
Thank you everyone for your comments and help! I am new to this site, but I love it and love spotting and trying to id. A little slow to update... sorry. Thanks again for your help.
Yes, the female in the first picture's cap stops half way, then has another dot at the base of the bill. The male in the second photo has the cap that goes all the way from the back of the neck to the bill.
Male Red-bellied Woodpeckers red cap goes all the way to their beak. This females cap clearly stops half-way.
ChicaMc, your ID of red-bellied woodpecker is correct. This is a female to be exact. AndresDuarte's suggestion of golden-fronted woodpecker is not correct. Golden-fronted are only found in Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico, and they have a gold dot at the base of the bill, where as your woodpecker clearly has a red dot.
Great pictures! Since you know the ID of your organism, you can go ahead and add the scientific name, which can be found by doing a quick google search, so it can be added to the database. Thanks!
Spotted on Jan 15, 2013
Submitted on Jan 15, 2013
