Park Alerts [updated on 04/27/21]
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The Summit and Mitchell Canyon Visitor Centers are open with limited hours and capacity.
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All park visitors must distance themselves from others by the required 6 feet. Stay Safe.
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Water Shortage: All visitors are encouraged to bring water for consumption during their visit. Plan Ahead.
Take a Multimedia Tour of Mount Diablo
PRESERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION
Acorn Woodpecker
Kingfishers and Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
All Year
Kingfishers and Woodpeckers
Daniel Fitzgerald
Daniel Fitzgerald
A specialist of oak woodland habitats.
Bright eyes, white face, dark head, reddish crown, and black-and white pattern in wings and tail give the Acorn Woodpecker a comical, if not distinctly pied, appearance.
May form communal or social groups. Usually nests in cavity or snag of live tree. Eats insects, sap, flower parts, fruit, seeds, lizards, and bird eggs.