Cavity Nesting Wild Birds Eastern Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Western Bluebird Purple Martin Wood Duck Screech Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Owl Barred Owl Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Violet-green Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren House Wren Northern Flicker Red-bellied Woodpecker American Robin American Kestrel Great Crested Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Bufflehead Duck Goldeneye Duck Hooded Merganser Tufted Titmouse Eastern Phoebe Gray Catbird Prothonotary Warbler House Finch

Red-bellied Woodpecker The Red-bellied Woodpecker has a black-and-white barred back, which includes much of the wing. The head, undersides, rump, and central tail feathers are primarily grayish white in color. These woodpeckers have a pinkish wash to the belly that is difficult to see. Males have a red nape and crown, and, to a lesser extent, their forehead and lores are also red. Females have only a red nape and lores. In flight, the prominent white patch at the base of the blackish primaries produces a prominent white wing patch. The range of the Red-bellied Woodpecker encompasses most of the eastern portion of North America. During severe winters, Red-bellied Woodpeckers tend to migrate from the northern reaches of their range to areas where the weather is less severe. Red-bellied Woodpecker Range Map Red-bellied Woodpeckers prefer to forage in deciduous trees, but they also forage on the ground. Males tend to forage along branches that are larger in diameter than the branches chosen by females. During the winter, Red-bellied Woodpeckers are primarily seed eaters, and often they are seen frequenting feeders. Red-bellied woodpeckers are important nest providers for many other species. The holes they excavate in dead trees, poles and fence posts are used by bluebirds, wrens, chickadees and titmice. Red-bellied woodpeckers will readily use a nest box.