Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
At 9 inches or so in length, this is a medium-sized woodpecker which
occurs in the eastern states.
The red-headed woodpecker isn't really common even in its announced range,
although it's easy to spot when it is working the neighborhood. It
likes open, deciduous woods, parklike spaces, and is fond of cities
where old trees line the streets. Like all its clan, its diet of harmful
grubs, beetles, and other insects makes it a desirable bird, and the
small amounts of fruit and acorns it eats are never missed.