Traver A Prack 1941 California Woodpecker May 22 Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., California; Sea Level. One seen pecking at trunk of oak near entrance to the park at the seashore. There is a deep gulch here, spanned by a bridge. Creek runs into ocean at floor of gulch. Trees (alder), lowland fir) grow up from floor to almost height of hills. In these saw two woodpeckers hammering on an alder. One was the same as described before. Bright red head, black wings & back. When they flew, wings showed white below. Pair flew off together to top & till into small tree. Flew out again together into another tree.