verb. To quell is to stop or quiet something. An example of quell is to soothe someoneâs anger.
Overview. Black-backed Woodpecker: Small woodpecker with black back, black wings with white spots on flight feathers, barred flanks, white underparts. Head has a conspicuous white cheek mark and yellow crown. Tail is black with white outer tail feathers. Black bill is long and stout. Legs and feet are gray.
Woodpeckers. There are eight species of woodpeckers in Alabama. The state bird is a woodpecker called the âNorthern Flickerâ or âYellowhammer.â Other woodpeckers in Alabama include the red-cockaded, the downy, and the hairy woodpecker.