Old Photos: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

According to the AllAboutBirds website:

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that’s mostly black on the back with big white wing patches. Learn the Red-bellied’s rolling call and you’ll notice these birds everywhere.

AllAboutBirds.org

I think they are really not a medium bird, they seem big to me. I’d call them an “extra-medium” at least.

In regards to the sound they make, to me, it sounds like a squeak toy. Like the duckies you get for your child’s bath. With that sound, I always know when they’re near.