Ranging from southern Canada to eastern-central United States, the red-headed woodpecker is a small-to-medium-sized variety. They feed on insects caught in the air or on the ground, forage in trees, and gather nuts. They normally nest in the cavity of a dead tree, the dead portion of a tree, or a utility pole. Once plentiful, their population has declined considerably in since the mid-1960s because of competition for nesting sites from European starlings and the removal of dead trees from woodlands. The species is listed as “vulnerable” in Canada and as threatened in some U.S. states.