_Dryobates borealis_
Between the Downy and Hairy in size (L. 8-1/2)
with a general resemblance to both, but the male
with a small tuft of red feathers on each _side_
of the back of the head.
_Range._ Southeastern States north to North
Carolina.
An inhabitant of the pine woods, who utters a coarse _yank-yank_ note
and may at times be seen feeding from the terminal tufts of pine
'needles' in the higher branches. The nest is usually in a living pine;
the 2-5 white eggs are laid in April.