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Dryobates nuttallii
 (L 7.5" WS 13" Wt 1.3 oz)
Males forage on larger tree
branches...female on smaller ones.
Kottinger Park
Pleasanton
31Dec2009
Audubon Watch
List Status is
Yellow (i.e.,
declining
population)
Thomas Nuttall
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
The Nutall Ornithological
Club is the nations oldest
birding group.
(Cornelia Dean, NY Times
29Nov2011)
Sweet Springs Reserve
Los Osos
15Oct2012
flash
photo
Dryobates is Greek for
oak tree inhabitant.
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Rideout
Macaulay
Library
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