Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Stebbins Nature Sanctuary, Longmeadow, Massachusetts
This medium-sized woodpecker with a reddish patch on its belly has a plain face and a carmine helmet. In New England, it is a mostly resident bird, and is often found foraging on suet feeders during the winter. Its primary food source is larvae and insects found by prying the trunks and branches of trees.