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Above: A Gila Woodpecker near Sonoita, Arizona (1/7/2007).

Comments:   Second image - A small population of Gila Woodpeckers resides in the residential neighborhoods of Brawley, California, south of the Salton Sea. My girlfriend Becky and her dad Dave kindly tolerated a random neighborhood cruise while we ate our carne asada dinner following our exploration of the Salton Sea. It took just minutes to hear a Red-bellied-like call and spot a pair of Gila Woodpeckers.