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Dryocopus pileatus
Adult size: L 16.5", ws 29", wt 10oz. Longnecked broad-winged, long-tailed, w/prominent crest. Crow sized & largest woodpecker in USA.
Mature forests in east & far west of USA. 32771
Bird was top of dead pine tree, so pic small, sorry. 2nd pic is from Sibley text. I will add better real pic when I get one. This is really an interesting bird due to it's size, red crest, large rectangular holes it makes to get at ants/bugs to eat. It's call is very unique also.
Spotted on Feb 27, 2011
Submitted on Feb 27, 2011
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