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black woodpecker?

I have a black and white woodpecker with gray belly and face, no red nowhere. it looks like a woodpecker and climbs down trees like one and sounds like one and I'm pretty good with my birds but can't figure him out. He is real pretty and almost all black except for a solid bar across his mid back. help

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black woodpecker?

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Aug 19, 2011
 me too.
by: Dean

I was also baffled by this bird. We have several red headed woodpeckers that come to our feeders. I'm sure what I have is at least 2 immature red headed woodpeckers. They are beautiful. This bird looks the same to me.
Aug 14, 2011
 Juvenile Woodpecker
by: Susan

Likely it is a juvenile woodpecker. Several species of juvenile woodpeckers fit your description.
Aug 14, 2011
 New bird in the past two days
by: Marilyn

I have in my back yard a new bird just like they are describing above. He is solid black top except for a white pattern on the lower parts of his wings. He has a white bellie and no red anywhere. His head is totally different from a red-bellied which I also have and I also have a red headed woodpecker, I also have a hairy wood pecker. I have a picture of my bird and will send it in if you can help identify would be great as I have not been able to find anything close to it on the internet.

Thank you.
Aug 14, 2011
 black woodpecker
by: Anonymous

Yesterday I was sitting on my porch and a black woodpecker with white spots was on the pine tree never saw one before watch the woodpecker for a while and he flew away. Cant find any information .
Aug 12, 2011
 the black and white woodpecker
by: Anonymous

I live in Kingston Springs, TN in a heavily wooded area and I also have seen the bird you are talking about in the last two days.Awesome. by linda
Aug 12, 2011
 i have the same birds
by: Anonymous

This bird appeared about 3 days ago at my house.Never saw anything like it before. maybe it's a blackback woodpecker without color on it's head
Aug 11, 2011
 juvenile?
by: jason

By your description I am guessing it is a juvenile red headed woodpecker.

Immature Redheaded Woodpecker

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