OK, Dan convinced me that what I saw this morning was not a red-cockaded woodpecker, rather it was a female yellow-bellied sapsucker.  In summoning him to come check it out, he stepped out of the RV right when two squirrels were running by, and  Ranger slipped by him and took off.  Fortunately he was fairly easy to catch.  (Thankfully he is VERY fond of the dog frisbee that I held up when I spotted him near the bathhouse.)

One of those visiting squirrels was, however, the other creature for which this park is known.  Ochlockonee has a population of white squirrels which are very easy to spot and quite numerous around the campground.

The rain stopped for awhile in early afternoon and we were able to get Ranger out for a long walk.
And after more than an hour's walk, as we approached the campground, there were the sought-after red-cockaded woodpeckers!  They are endangered and found in just a few locations, so if we had missed them here, we would likely not have them on this year's list.

The rain is just starting up again so it's time to settle in with a book until dinner.  I think we've had our last walk along the river for this trip, with plans to leave early tomorrow morning.