Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Family Picidae Torbolton Forest, Woodlawn, Ontario 12 April 2010 For the past nine years, a pair of red-headed woodpeckers has been breeding in the Torbolton Forest west of Ottawa. This year, the birds were first reported in the first week of April, the earliest arrival on record. Typically, red-headed woodpeckers arrive in Ontario in mid-May.
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Family Picidae Torbolton Forest, Woodlawn, Ontario 12 April 2010