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Red-bellied Woodpeckers Melanerpes carolinus
Eastern North America
 
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are found in the eastern half of the United States, extending from the wooded portion of the Great Plain states to the Atlantic coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to southern portions of Ontario and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York. Populations appear to be increasing […]

Waking up early was easy on my last day in Greifswald as I had slept well after over imbibing a bit the previous night (apparently whenever you order food or drinks or look like you need one proprietors of restaurants in Greifswald give you a free shot). Hendrik and I met up at a […]

Acorn Woodpeckers Melanerpes formicivorus
Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, California.
16 June 2006
Found from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the Central American highlands and into the northern Andes of Colombia, the beautiful (and noisy) Acorn Woodpecker prefers mixed pine-oak woodlands where oak trees are plentiful (including urban parks and suburban areas that possess […]

Since I decided in June to make this year as big a birding year as possible in New York State I have been putting far too much effort into finding species that, seemingly, do not want to be found. Especially the two woodpeckers, American Three-toed and Black-backed, that in New York State occur only […]

About a month ago, I was singing the praises of some ravishing redheads I ran into on Long Island. Those fine specimens showed rich auburn, the color one usually means when describing heads of red. Well, I just met a redhead flashing a shade of crimson found only in a bottle or, better yet, on […]