Red-bellied Woodpecker, and WhatBird.com

I saw a red-bellied woodpecker on the UF campus today, and of course had to look it up because woodpeckers' supposedly descriptive names are not particularly helpful. They all seem to have red on their heads, after all.

Because I was at work, I didn't have my bird book with me, and had to use the internet. For once, I found WhatBird.com helpful for identification, since I already knew the bird was a woodpecker. In general, I find this site unhelpful. Their bird identification algorithm never seems to work, despite the improvements they've made.

Once you do find the bird in question, it has a few fun facts about it. For instance: "A group of woodpeckers has many collective nouns, including a 'descent', 'drumming', and 'gatling' of woodpeckers." I had no idea. I'll just file that away to impress the next birder I meet.