Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in Highland Park, IL, is a pretty reliable spot for Red-headed Woodpeckers. There were several flying about during my visit back on October 15th. At least two striking crimson-topped adults were caching acorns.
![Red-headed Woodpecker](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8255319733_7d0f6668cc_z.jpg)
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I also noticed a juvenile making sorties from the path in front of me to a certain tree over and over. It was picking up acorns from the path and then using the tree trunk to work on them.
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This youngster has some red coming in; look at the lower cheek in the last picture above.
The trees were kind of pretty, too.
![fall foliage](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8256391638_e94a119cdc_z.jpg)
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