Common Name: Red-headed Woodpecker
Family: Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Genus: Melanerpes
Species: erythrocephalus
Observer(s): Sharon Charney, Noah Charney, Sydne Record, Juno Charney
Notes: This one was flying back and forth apparently caching acorns and things in crevices in a tree, and chasing a gray squirrel away from its cache. IUCN lists this species as "Near Threatened," declinging in numbers, with major threats including "removal of dead trees and branches in urban areas." Deadwood is such an important part of our ecosystem, keep that in mind! http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/22680810/0