retraction

The "Red Bellied Woodpecker" does, in fact, have a small red patch on its belly, just before its tail. While it does have a white breast, my previous blog was mistaken in taking umbridge with the name "red breasted woodpecker" because that, in fact, is not its name.
The Cardinal/Wren lovechild may, in fact, be a Purple Finch. In this case, I once again have to wonder at the naming of birds. According to Mr. Audobon, the Purple finch is brown in its body feathers with a maroon head that turns more reddish in the summer. So where does the purple come in?