| Common Name: | Woodpecker, Acorn | | Scientific Name: | Melanerpes formicivorus | | Family: | Picidae | | Area: | Buckhorn Recreation Area - Black Butte Lake, California | | Date: | December 3, 2011 | 
Acorn Woodpeckers store acorns in cracks or round holes they make in trees or poles. Look for these guys in oak, or mixed oak and pine forest. Can be seen from the Columbia River south in the Western US. | 
Lake Mendocino, California - - - October 24, 2011 | | Reference: | Western Birds by Peterson / Western Birds by Farrand |
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