Acorn Woodpecker gets its name from its habit of sequestering acorns in holes which it drills into trees specifically for that purpose (see below). It is common in many western locales from Texas up through Oregon. The female has a black band between the red crown and the white forehead.
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Acorn Woodpecker – female
Madera Canyon AZ
May 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Santa Catalina Island, California
May 13, 2016©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Madera Canyon AZ
May 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpeckers
Madera Canyon AZ
May 2, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Salt Lake Park, Huntington Park, CA
June 10, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Madera Canyon AZ
May 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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- Acorn Woodpecker (The species gets its name from its habit of making multiple holes in a tree in which to store acorns.)
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Acorn Woodpecker – female
Madera Canyon AZ
May 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Salt Lake Park, Huntington Park, CA
June 10, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Fort Davis State Park, TX
May 1, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Madera Canyon AZ
May 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Santa Catalina Island, California
May 13, 2016©John Schwarz
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Acorn Woodpecker
Ash Canyon B&B, Hereford, Cochise County, AZ
April 27, 2018 ©John Schwarz
