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watcher:

“I saw a red-headed woodpecker today (or at my feeder, or on a tree trunk).”

My response: “I think you saw a Red-bellied Woodpecker.”

“It had a red head.” (And, most likely they add, “I didn’t see any red on its belly.”) This response is often made with a certain testiness; clearly I have questioned the observer’s ability to see accurately.

“The red on the belly is hard to see but it’s there.”

“Why don’t they call it a Red-headed Woodpecker?”

“Because another bird has that name. The Red-headed Woodpecker’s "head is red all over and it’s a deeper color.” (This is usually followed by a comment, or mini-lecture, regarding the rareness of this

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