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Melanerpes formicivorus
Acorn Woodpecker: Medium-sized, clown-faced woodpecker. The male has a red crown, white forehead and glossy black face and body. The breast is white with black streaking; belly and rump are white. Yellow-tipped throat feathers may be present. Wings are black with white patches. Eyes are white. Female is similar except for a black patch between the white forehead and red crown. The juvenile has a dark eye.
Hills on the outskirts of Avalon.
This woodpecker was preening as it clung to the trunk of the pine tree.
Spotted on May 28, 2013
Submitted on Jun 11, 2013
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