MALE ACORN WOODPECKER, ROUTE 219, WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF ENTRANCE TO IRAZU VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, CARTAGO PROVINCE, COSTA RICA, 10/3/2022 - NEW SPECIES # 1,048 TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this woodpecker as an male Acorn Woodpecker as follows:

• Clown-faced woodpecker
• Red crown and white forehead
• Black and white face with white eyes
• Breast is white with black streaking
• Wings are dark with white patches

   The Acorn Woodpecker is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,048.