This Downey WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens was photographed at Lafitte’s Cove. The differences between it and the Hairy Woodpecker are subtle. The Downey is smaller with a small bill. This identification here was made easy based on a Birder’s Checklist of the Upper Texas Coast from the Houston Audubon Society. showing that the Downey but not Hairy Woodpeckers are present in this area.