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Melanerpes carolinous
Red head with a white chest that encloses the neck and a gray-brownish back an tail with white lines
Spotted on Jun 27, 2011
Submitted on Jun 28, 2011
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You're right it is a red-bellied woodpecker, thanks!!
It's a bit hard to tell from this photo, but it is probably a Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Further to the southwest, you'd have a similar looking species called a golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons), but based upon the habitat and location I'm thinking red-bellied.