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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Adult male--Upper parts black and white barred; head and neck crimson; under parts whitish.
Adult female--Back of head and nostrils crimson. Length--9.50.
Breeding Range--The Eastern States, "from Florida to Maryland, and in the interior to Ontario and southern Dakota" (Chapman).
The nests are in holes in trees, usually less than twenty feet from the ground. The eggs, 4 to 6 in number, are white. Size--1.00 x .78.
The breeding season begins early in May.