Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), Brite Lake, Tehachapi, Kern County, California - 14 January 2013.
San Diego County, California, US
San Diego County, California, US
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Balcones Canyonlands NWR
Travis Co., Texas
4 December 2003
Fairly rare species in Texas, but every other winter or so we get one somewhere in the state.
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis); Deschutes River canyon, Maupin, OR; 2012.06.20
Managed to see this bird without getting pulled over for being a young male Toyota driver this time!
The Lewis's Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis, is a large North American species of woodpecker which was named for Meriwether Lewis, one of the explorers who surveyed the areas bought by the United States of America during the Louisiana Purchase.
