Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Family: Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The fledglings are proficient flyers, and most are able to feed and care for themselves without too much help from the parents.
They have been known to destroy nests and eggs of other birds in their territory.
In early May, the female lays four to seven white eggs, which are incubated for two weeks.