Updated 11/15: flicker, woodpecker, sapsucker
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Buenavista Resort, Buenavista, BCS, Mexico]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Buenavista Resort, Buenavista, BCS, Mexico]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Santuario de los Cactus, Rosario, BCS, Mexico]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker(© Nick Viani 7/15) Manifest Music Festival, Centerville, WA]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B]()
![Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá]()
![Red-crowned Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/11) Metropolitan Park, Panamá City]()
![Crimson-crested Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Metropolitan Park, Panamá City]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Red-capped Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 7/4) Butterfly Creek, Keno Access Road]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) TouVelle State Recreation Area]()
![Downey Woodpecker]()
![Acorn Woodpecker, Ashland Greenway]()
![Acorn Woodpecker, Ashland Greenway]()
![Acorn Woodpecker]()
![Downy Woodpecker - North Mtn. Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve]()
![Downey Woodpecker (male) (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve]()
![Downey Woodpecker]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker - backyard birds in Paradise]()
![Red-Naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani)]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker, Juvenile. Mt. Ashland]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (Strathcona Provincial Park, Comox, BC)]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker - juvenile (© Nick Viani) - Rocky Point, Klamath County, OR]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (female) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (male approaching cavity nest) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (male) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon]()
![Red-naped Sapsucker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)]()
![Red-naped Sapsucker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Backyard Birds on Paradise Lane]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground]()
![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - male (© Nick Viani) Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - female (© Nick Viani) Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.]()
![Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A]()
![Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR]()
![Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 2/4) Paradise Lane, Backyard Birds, Almond Tree]()
![Downy Woodpecker]()
![Downy Woodpecker]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker]()
![Pileated Woodpecker]()
![Pileated Woodpecker]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker plundering a (supposed) Starling nest (Washington DC)]()
![Downy Woodpecker (Washington DC - Note nictitating membrane)]()
![Acorn Woodpecker]()
![Acorn Woodpecker]()
![Acorn Woodpecker]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker (Agate Lake)]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker (Agate Lake)]()
![White-breasted Nuthatch (raiding the granary of an Acorn Woodpecker)]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Southern OR]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker]()
![Acorn Woodpecker - North Mountain Park]()
![Pileated Woodpecker]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Dining on the few remaining serviceberry fruits.]()
![Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Female) (© Nick Viani)]()
![Gila Woodpecker]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)]()
![Downey Woodpecker (Pacific—females lack the red spot on the nape)]()
![Downy Woodpecker (Blue Ridge Parkway, NC)]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker (Blue Ridge Parkway, NC)]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (eastern - Shenandoah NP, VA)]()
![Downy Woodpecker (female Pacific) - Wood River Wetlands, Klamath Falls, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker - Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (in cavity) - Greensprings Mtn. Loop Hike]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Downy Woodpecker - North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker - Agate Lake, Central Point, OR]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker - Grizzly Peak Preserve Section B]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker - Grizzly Peak Preserve Section B]()
![Hairy Woodpecker - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)]()
![Arizona Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ]()
![Arizona Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR]()
![Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland]()
![Black-backed Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Black-backed Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR]()
![White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Malone Springs, Klamath County]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds, feeder]()
![Acorn Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) Ashland]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) White Rabbit trail, Oredson Todd Woods, Ashland]()
![Detail of Acorn Woodpecker granery (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker using its tongue to inspect the contents of an unusual granary (© Nick Viani) Backyard bird on Paradise Lane]()
![Downy Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) Denman Wildlife Area]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oredson-Todd Woods, Ashland, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail up Paradise Lane, Ashland]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker - male with red head and neck (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL]()
![Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR]()
![Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker - female with red on the back of the neck (© Nick Viani) Audubon Center for Birds of Prey]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL]()
![Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Salva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica]()
![Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region]()
![Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica]()
![Rose-breasted Grosbeak - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica]()
![Hoffman's Woodpeckers (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica]()
![Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista]()
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica]()
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica. Note]()
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica]()
![Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
![Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
![Black-sided Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]()
![Black-sided Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]()
![Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Umpqua Trail, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Umpqua Trail, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Mtn. Loop Trail]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Wildlife Monitoring Project]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane neighborhood birds]()
![Acorn Woodpecker ~ Leucistic (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA]()
![Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA]()
![Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA]()
![Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA]()
![Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing RV Park, CA]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A]()
![Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 12/28) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Acorn Woodpecker at nesting hole (© Nick Viani 11/13) Bear Creek Greenway, Bear Creek Community Bird Survey]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 9/9) Bear Creek Greenways, Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Sector. Note]()
![Acorn Woodpecker at nesting cavity (© Nick Viani 9/22) Ashland Greenway, while participating with the Bear Creek Community Bird Survey (BCCBS)]()
![Black-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ]()
![Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 8/20/24) Wild Cat Campground, Hyatt Lake]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Lagoon Campground (near Florence, OR)]()
![Acorn Woodpecker on Mullein Stalk (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek transact]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.]()
![Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.]()
![Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail]()
![Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect]()
![Agate Lake & Mt. McLoughlin (© Nick Viani) - home of the elusive Lewis's Woodpecker.]()
![Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) The Eagle Point Totem Pole at Eagle Point Golf Course was carved by George Gulli, Sr., and his son, George Gulli, Jr.–owners of Gulli & Son Totem Poles in Victor, Montana]()
![Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) The Eagle Point Totem Pole at Eagle Point Golf Course was carved by George Gulli, Sr., and his son, George Gulli, Jr.–owners of Gulli & Son Totem Poles in Victor, Montana]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Agate Lake County Park]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Agate Lake County Park]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) TouVelle State Recreation Area]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact, Talent, OR]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Transect A]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 10/21/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR]()
![Northern Flicker (red-shafted female)]()
![Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)]()
![Northern Flicker (Red-shafted male) (Gresham, OR)]()
![Northern Flicker (female) - Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR]()
![Red-shafted Flicker (female) - Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR]()
![Northern Flicker - North Mountain Park, Ashland]()
![Northern Flicker - Bear Creek Greenway, Ashland, OR]()
![Lewis's Woodpecker hassling a Northern Flicker (in cavity) Question]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR]()
![Flicker emerging from its nest (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Wildlife Monitoring Project]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect A, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane ditch trail]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 5/21) Backyard Birds, Audubon Bird Migration Day]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Park, Backyard Birds]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Park, Backyard Birds]()
![Northern Flicker - fledge (© Nick Viani 7/7) Bear Creek Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transit]()
![Northern Flicker - fledge (© Nick Viani 7/7) Bear Creek Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transit]()
![Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/12) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona]()
![Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/23/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR, Feeder Watch]()
![Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 11/23/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR, Feeder Watch]()
![Northern Flicker]()
![Pileated Woodpecker]()
![Red-bellied Woodpecker]()
![Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Preserve]()

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Buenavista Resort, Buenavista, BCS, Mexico

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Buenavista Resort, Buenavista, BCS, Mexico

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Santuario de los Cactus, Rosario, BCS, Mexico

Lewis's Woodpecker(© Nick Viani 7/15) Manifest Music Festival, Centerville, WA

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B

Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá

Red-crowned Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/11) Metropolitan Park, Panamá City

Crimson-crested Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Metropolitan Park, Panamá City

Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL

Red-capped Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 7/4) Butterfly Creek, Keno Access Road

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) TouVelle State Recreation Area

Downey Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker, Ashland Greenway

Acorn Woodpecker, Ashland Greenway

Acorn Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker - North Mtn. Park, Ashland, OR

Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve

Downey Woodpecker (male) (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve

Downey Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker - backyard birds in Paradise

Red-Naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani)

Red-breasted Sapsucker, Juvenile. Mt. Ashland

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Strathcona Provincial Park, Comox, BC)

Red-breasted Sapsucker - juvenile (© Nick Viani) - Rocky Point, Klamath County, OR

Williamson's Sapsucker (female) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon

Williamson's Sapsucker (male approaching cavity nest) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon

Williamson's Sapsucker (male) (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon

Red-naped Sapsucker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)

Red-naped Sapsucker - Lamoille Canyon (© Nick Viani)

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Backyard Birds on Paradise Lane

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR

Red-breasted Sapsucker - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - male (© Nick Viani) Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - female (© Nick Viani) Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida

Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.

Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.

Williamson's Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Howard Prairie Lake Rd.

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Siskiyou Field Institute

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 2/4) Paradise Lane, Backyard Birds, Almond Tree

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker plundering a (supposed) Starling nest (Washington DC)

Downy Woodpecker (Washington DC - Note nictitating membrane)

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker (Agate Lake)

Lewis's Woodpecker (Agate Lake)

White-breasted Nuthatch (raiding the granary of an Acorn Woodpecker)

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Southern OR

Lewis's Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker - North Mountain Park

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Dining on the few remaining serviceberry fruits.

Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Female) (© Nick Viani)

Gila Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani)

Downey Woodpecker (Pacific—females lack the red spot on the nape)

Downy Woodpecker (Blue Ridge Parkway, NC)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Blue Ridge Parkway, NC)

Hairy Woodpecker (eastern - Shenandoah NP, VA)

Downy Woodpecker (female Pacific) - Wood River Wetlands, Klamath Falls, OR

Acorn Woodpecker - Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR

Pileated Woodpecker (in cavity) - Greensprings Mtn. Loop Hike

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ

Downy Woodpecker - North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) - Surveyor Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon

Lewis's Woodpecker - Agate Lake, Central Point, OR

Lewis's Woodpecker - Grizzly Peak Preserve Section B

Lewis's Woodpecker - Grizzly Peak Preserve Section B

Hairy Woodpecker - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)

Arizona Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ

Arizona Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) Madera Canyon, Green Valley, AZ

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Fort Rock, OR

Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland

Black-backed Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR

Black-backed Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) In the vicinity of Bunker Hill CG, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR

White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Malone Springs, Klamath County

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds, feeder

Acorn Woodpecker - male (© Nick Viani) Ashland

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) White Rabbit trail, Oredson Todd Woods, Ashland

Detail of Acorn Woodpecker granery (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland, OR

Acorn Woodpecker using its tongue to inspect the contents of an unusual granary (© Nick Viani) Backyard bird on Paradise Lane

Downy Woodpecker - female (© Nick Viani) Denman Wildlife Area

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oredson-Todd Woods, Ashland, OR

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Ditch Trail up Paradise Lane, Ashland

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL

Red-bellied Woodpecker - male with red head and neck (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL

Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL

Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR

Leucistic Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery

Red-bellied Woodpecker - female with red on the back of the neck (© Nick Viani) Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, FL

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Salva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) San Gerardo de Dota, Savegre River, Costa Rica

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica

Hoffman's Woodpeckers (© Nick Viani) Hotel Bougainvillea 7-acre garden, San José, Costa Rica

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista

Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica

Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica. Note

Hoffmann's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/20) Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica

Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Lineated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Black-sided Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Black-sided Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Umpqua Trail, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Umpqua Trail, Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Mtn. Loop Trail

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Wildlife Monitoring Project

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane neighborhood birds

Acorn Woodpecker ~ Leucistic (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing RV Park, CA

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani 12/28) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

Acorn Woodpecker at nesting hole (© Nick Viani 11/13) Bear Creek Greenway, Bear Creek Community Bird Survey

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 9/9) Bear Creek Greenways, Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Sector. Note

Acorn Woodpecker at nesting cavity (© Nick Viani 9/22) Ashland Greenway, while participating with the Bear Creek Community Bird Survey (BCCBS)

Black-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 8/20/24) Wild Cat Campground, Hyatt Lake

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Lagoon Campground (near Florence, OR)

Acorn Woodpecker on Mullein Stalk (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek transact

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Along the North Fork of Little Butte Creek.

Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect

Agate Lake & Mt. McLoughlin (© Nick Viani) - home of the elusive Lewis's Woodpecker.

Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) The Eagle Point Totem Pole at Eagle Point Golf Course was carved by George Gulli, Sr., and his son, George Gulli, Jr.–owners of Gulli & Son Totem Poles in Victor, Montana

Acorn Woodpecker Granary (© Nick Viani) The Eagle Point Totem Pole at Eagle Point Golf Course was carved by George Gulli, Sr., and his son, George Gulli, Jr.–owners of Gulli & Son Totem Poles in Victor, Montana

Lewis's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Agate Lake County Park

Lewis's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Agate Lake County Park

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) TouVelle State Recreation Area

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact, Talent, OR

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Transect A

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 10/21/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR

Northern Flicker (red-shafted female)

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted male) (Gresham, OR)

Northern Flicker (female) - Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR

Red-shafted Flicker (female) - Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR

Northern Flicker - North Mountain Park, Ashland

Northern Flicker - Bear Creek Greenway, Ashland, OR

Lewis's Woodpecker hassling a Northern Flicker (in cavity) Question

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR

Flicker emerging from its nest (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Wildlife Monitoring Project

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect A, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Lane ditch trail

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 5/21) Backyard Birds, Audubon Bird Migration Day

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Park, Backyard Birds

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Park, Backyard Birds

Northern Flicker - fledge (© Nick Viani 7/7) Bear Creek Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transit

Northern Flicker - fledge (© Nick Viani 7/7) Bear Creek Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transit

Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 3/12) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona

Downey Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 11/23/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR, Feeder Watch

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani 11/23/24) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR, Feeder Watch

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Preserve