Female Ladderback Woodpecker. Males have red on the head, this one is black & white.
Was on my front porch before noon today watching a cardinal approach for a feed, then heard a chirp high up on the side of the house, and searched the trees and saw this little bird.
Couple of times in past years I heard tapping. Once I circled the trees (which were in leaf it being summer) and never saw the woodpecker. Another time near this location I saw the bird after hearing the tapping but it flew before I got my camera. Easiest to see woodpeckers in winter. I did not hear a loud tapping today, likely because this bird was pecking on new soft growth.
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