Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) have visited Central Park a few times since I’ve been watching. The ones I’ve seen arrived as first-year birds, and we were able to watch as they obtained their red heads.
Red-headed woodpecker, north Central Park, April 28, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, north Central Park, May 2, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, north Central Park, April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, Central Park, April 25, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, April 11, 2020
Red-headed woodpecker, near the North Meadow, Central Park, March 12, 2020