Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
395. Dryobates borealis. 8¼ inches
Male with a small patch of scarlet on both sides of the head; female without. The actions and habits are very similar to those of the Downy. The birds can readily be identified at a distance by the cross-barring of white on the back. Their notes are harsher than those of the Downy and have more of the nasal quality, like those of the nuthatches.
Range.—Southeastern United States, west to Texas and north to Virginia.