Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)

This somewhat nomadic species colonizes areas of recent forest fires in northern and western North America.

	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014 Note the flying wod chip near its eye.
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), male Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 June 2014 Males have yellow patches on top of their heads.

	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), female Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 18 May 2014 Females lack yellow on top of their heads.
	Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), female Lolo Creek, Missoula Co., MT 18 May 2014

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