This picture of a downy woodpecker was taken in Carborro, as it was looking for food.
Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Fun Fact!
According to What Bird, it is the smallest North American Woodpecker. (http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/177/overview/Downy_Woodpecker.aspx)
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