Where to See Red-headed Woodpecker in Indiana Dunes National Park

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Red-headed Woodpecker sightings in Indiana Dunes

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Where Red-headed Woodpecker has been reported, from 208 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM9% of the busiest hour6 AM83% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM94% of the busiest hour9 AM89% of the busiest hour10 AM78% of the busiest hour11 AM67% of the busiest hourNoon61% of the busiest hour1 PM56% of the busiest hour2 PM61% of the busiest hour3 PM67% of the busiest hour4 PM78% of the busiest hour5 PM94% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM83% of the busiest hour8 PM33% of the busiest hour9 PM9% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Red-headed Woodpecker is most seen 7–10 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Red-headed Woodpecker sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	9%
6 AM	83%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	94%
9 AM	89%
10 AM	78%
11 AM	67%
Noon	61%
1 PM	56%
2 PM	61%
3 PM	67%
4 PM	78%
5 PM	94%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	83%
8 PM	33%
9 PM	9%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Red-headed Woodpecker on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Indiana Dunes, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Indiana Dunes Tour Guide

An Acorn for Later

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“A red-headed woodpecker carrying an acorn may be saving it for later. These birds wedge food into cracks in trees, building stores they can return to during colder months.”

Plays as you drive near Central Avenue Beach in Parkwolf’s Indiana Dunes Tour Guide.

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Wildlife

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114 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

23 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 5 AM & 8 PMSighting map

49 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

13 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

20 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map

48 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 6–9 AMSighting map

Where to see Red-headed Woodpecker in Indiana Dunes