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Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jul 23 2026

Details: adult

Ottawa - Regionally rare, one of a few breeders.

Date uploaded: Jul 26

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Splendid capture.
Sue Bishop: Excellent capture,Brian!

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 12 2026

Details: adult

Point Pelee National Park

Date uploaded: Jul 4

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Wonderful! Always a treat to see this gorgeous woodpecker!
Brian Morin: I don't get tired of this beauty.

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Sue Bishop

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 14 2026

Details: adult

#Long Point Provincial Park

Date uploaded: Jun 8

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: A woodpecker family favourite.

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 18 2026

Presqu'ile Provincial Park.

Date uploaded: May 24

Comments (2):
Chris: A favourite of mine - congrats on this gorgeous photo.
Sue Bishop: Great find and capture.

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

📍 Map

Date taken: Jul 30 2024

Details: adult

Constance Bay (Ottawa) - Regionally rare. I saw an adult only briefly but a juvenile came in a few times. The birds nested nearby.

Date uploaded: Aug 5 2024

Comments (2):
Chris: You managed to get the red colour well. I have trouble with saturation
Brian Morin: I find that red is the hardest colour to properly represent with digital cameras.

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: May 14 2024

Details: adult

Rondeau Provincial Park

Date uploaded: May 30 2024

Comments (1):
Chris: This species works well against a white backdrop. Well done!

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Ahmad Shah

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 12 2022

Details: summer plummage

Presqu'ile Provincial Park.

Date uploaded: May 24 2022

Comments (2):
BrianMorin: Great. You found the nest site. Finding a pair is always exciting.
Chris: What a great photo! Somehow reminds me of the Ivorybill.

Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 25 2020

Details: adult

Presqu'ile Provincial Park - I don't take many feeder pictures but I will make an exception from time to time. This was certainly one of those times. The bird didn't land on adjacent trees but came directly to the feeder. What made this even better was that I was sitting on a recliner at one side of the yard talking with my friend who was on his deck while we both waited for action to follow.

Date uploaded: May 26 2020

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Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Chris

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: May 11 2017

Details: adult

A pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were seen in the parking area for the beach at Long Point Provincial Park.

Date uploaded: May 25 2017

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Red-headed Woodpecker (21)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

(Near-threatened)

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jul 5 2016

Details: male

Constance Bay - west of Ottawa. I spent the afternoon with this pair which were actively feeding. Chicks still quite young – not visible. This is the only breeding pair I know of in the region. The nest was near the top of a 50 ft snag. Update: I just learned that there are 4 known breeding pairs in Eastern Ontario but that's still a far cry from the number we used to have.

Date uploaded: Jul 6 2016

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