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Colaptes auratus
large woodpecker, a male has a black bib and black facetious marks, and a red cap with black spots on its belly and sides also with yellow underwing and a yellowtail feathers
large forests, in the northern hemisphere. they nest about 3-4 eggs every year in April/May
it is a male I saw it in mason Ohio
Spotted on May 21, 2018
Submitted on Mar 5, 2020
3 Comments
Excellent first spotting, cfuson! Welcome to Project Noah.
Hi cfuson, welcome to Project Noah! A beautiful woodpecker!
Hello cfuson,
Welcome to Project Noah. This is a site dedicated to wildlife; so you can share photos that you have taken of wildlife and engage with the PN community. Please donot take photos from the Internet or from others without permission.
You have a nice first spotting. Do write where you saw it (Habitat) not just about its range..
Enjoy the site. Keep posting. Have fun. See you around.