Red-headed Woodpecker in Emmet County

[Kenyon/Sally Stebbins]

Dear Mich-listers,

This morning I've surprised by a juvenile-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker visiting our various suet feeders.  The brown head feathers are beginning to turn crimson, and the white wing-patches and breast are streaked with brown.  The bird tried valiantly to fight off a Pileated Woodpecker, but was forced off the suet by the larger bird.  This is only the second Red-headed Woodpecker I've seen in the winter in Emmet County.  Happy holidays! 
Sally Stebbins, Harbor Springs, MI
stebbins at chartermi.net
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