Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Redheaded wp picnic

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported May 05, 2026 06:53 by Max Epstein
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S332993760
- Comments: "bright adult perched briefly near picnic house then took off towards the pools. woodpecker with fully red head, big white wing patches."




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