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I have been stalking this Red Bellied Woodpecker for a few weeks now , leaving him a good supply of peanuts daily . To my surprise one morning he gave me a warning , dive bombing my camera and tripod , apparently I got to close to home . Due to his behavior , we believe he is courting a Mate however we haven't been able to get a clear look at her . Here's some cool facts about the courtship of these beautiful birds .... It has been noted that vocal signals in Red-bellied Woodpeckers is used to attract and communicate with potential mates. A low “grr, grr” sound is observed in a pair of woodpeckers from the start of courtship until the end of the breeding season. In an intraspecific conflict, the Red-bellied Woodpeckers usually make a loud “chee-wuck, chee-wuck, chee-wuck” sound. As indicated by Kilham 1983, the Red-bellied Woodpecker drums with its bill during conflict situation and taps to maintain pair bonding. An example of a conflict event between Red-bellied Woodpeckers would be competing for the same mate. Nevertheless, the Red-bellied Woodpeckers are known to be in monogamous relationships.