Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
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BirdsIn Lucas County, Ohio

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red-bellied Woodpecker in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Picidae
Near Lucas County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (6)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (24)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Red-bellied Woodpecker by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County71 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County346 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County43 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County248 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County116 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County140 · Season shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County67 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County76 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County85 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County146 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery County63 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County45 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County108 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County586 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lucas County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 85 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lucas County · records of all species each week, 60,335 in all

Records per week from 85 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Red-bellied Woodpecker in Lucas County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red-bellied WoodpeckerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1022168
Jan 11–1722125
Jan 18–242185
Jan 25–311164
Feb 1–70081
Feb 8–140084
Feb 15–2121100
Feb 22–2800101
Mar 1–711137
Mar 8–1422150
Mar 15–2111202
Mar 22–2822278
Mar 29 – Apr 411355
Apr 5–1100421
Apr 12–1811788
Apr 19–2500700
Apr 26 – May 2431,295
May 3–9632,514
May 10–161265,269
May 17–23934,884
May 24–30111,850
May 31 – Jun 6731,817
Jun 7–13221,677
Jun 14–20001,553
Jun 21–27211,586
Jun 28 – Jul 4221,749
Jul 5–11001,976
Jul 12–18002,118
Jul 19–25002,090
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,646
Aug 2–8111,938
Aug 9–15001,606
Aug 16–22001,660
Aug 23–29001,644
Aug 30 – Sep 5001,585
Sep 6–12001,913
Sep 13–19001,724
Sep 20–26222,839
Sep 27 – Oct 3222,478
Oct 4–10522,869
Oct 11–17111,470
Oct 18–2411598
Oct 25–3111496
Nov 1–700365
Nov 8–1400264
Nov 15–2100168
Nov 22–2821160
Nov 29 – Dec 500127
Dec 6–1221133
Dec 13–1900113
Dec 20–2633152
Dec 27 – Jan 232170

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 4,147 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 4,147 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Red-bellied Woodpecker in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red-bellied WoodpeckerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10120106,211
Jan 11–179895,146
Jan 18–24109104,645
Jan 25–3182104,698
Feb 1–787106,023
Feb 8–1491105,888
Feb 15–219095,436
Feb 22–289796,846
Mar 1–79298,321
Mar 8–14771010,384
Mar 15–21931012,620
Mar 22–2869913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 476919,661
Apr 5–111091026,860
Apr 12–181411039,925
Apr 19–251341041,623
Apr 26 – May 21651056,391
May 3–9164952,952
May 10–16152953,785
May 17–23113957,698
May 24–30931054,651
May 31 – Jun 670953,099
Jun 7–1347853,700
Jun 14–2032956,625
Jun 21–2760955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 454958,477
Jul 5–1136961,336
Jul 12–18491064,722
Jul 19–2547969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1451059,416
Aug 2–838859,712
Aug 9–15261055,994
Aug 16–2230954,328
Aug 23–2926851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 538857,167
Sep 6–1241859,075
Sep 13–19561054,543
Sep 20–26611045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3661043,180
Oct 4–1085937,841
Oct 11–1767930,824
Oct 18–24781021,156
Oct 25–3170919,021
Nov 1–757914,172
Nov 8–1474812,621
Nov 15–2190107,965
Nov 22–2883108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 573106,083
Dec 6–126996,004
Dec 13–1974105,423
Dec 20–269695,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2157108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Melanerpes recorded in Lucas County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescensOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Flicker Colaptes auratusOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus172 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius164 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 4,147 records
  • Reported as maleUsually mid-October to late June, middle week late February · 401 records
  • Reported as femaleUsually mid-September to late May, middle week mid-January · 259 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed56%49%
Forest34%31%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland4%5%
Open water0.4%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 1,653 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

4,147 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.