Dan Huber saw a Pileated Woodpecker at 1708 Fulton St, Palo Alto, CA Nice female great look soap pic
Species Information
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
A spectacular crow-sized woodpecker, it is overall black with a bright red crest and a white neck stripe. The male is identified by his full red crown and moustache and the female by her half red crown and lack of a red moustache. In flight, its deep, slow wing-beats suggest a crow, but it is easily separated by its conspicuous white wing coverts. Continue Reading