MALE GILA WOODPECKER, SAN JOSE DEL CABO ESTUARY, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 12/17/2023

   We can ID this woodpecker as a male Gila Woodpecker as follows:

• Plain buffy-brown with black and white barring on back.
• Red on about the front half of the crown (male).

   The Gila Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,100.