Black-backed Woodpecker is a bird of the north woods. Like the similar American Three-toed Woodpecker, males have yellow on the head instead of the red found on most other male woodpeckers. Both species particularly like areas of recent burned-out forest fires, where there are copious charred trees where the birds can find abundant insects.
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – female
GW Burn, Sisters, OR
April 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – female
GW Burn, Sisters, OR
April 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – female
GW Burn, Sisters, OR
April 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – male chick
Bloomingdale, NY
June 28, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – male chick
Bloomingdale, NY
June 28, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – female with male chick
Bloomingdale, NY
June 28, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker – female
Bloomingdale, NY
June 28, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Hedbom Logging Tail, 7 mi. south of Floodwood, MN
January 28, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Black-backed Woodpecker habitat
GW Burn, Sisters, OR
April 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz