![]() If I'm sitting on the porch I can hear them pecking at the tree above waiting for a visit to the suet cake. This is a couple of Downy Woodpeckers that visit my suet cake quite often. Willow Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens turati) Valdez Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens glacialis) ![]() Southern Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) Northern Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens medianus) Gairdner’s Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii) Downy Woodpecker and four other species were placed in the newly resurrected genus Dryobates.īatchelder’s Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens leucurus)ĭowny Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens fumidus) A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 showed that the genus Picoides was not properly restricted (not monophyletic). The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Mapĭowny Woodpecker was formerly classified as Picoides pubescens. Insects and insect eggs and larvae berries acorns grains suet and black oil sunflower seeds at bird feeders. The young stay in the nest 18 to 21 days. The female usually lays 4 or 5 eggs, sometimes as few as 3 or as many as 8. The entrance hole is often on the underside of the stub of a fallen branch. Excavation takes from 1 to 3 weeks, then the hole is lined with wood chips. The male and female excavate a nest hole in a dead tree or dead limb of a live tree. Males have a red chin.ĭeciduous and mixed forests, especially in birch stands orchards. The forehead and forward part of the crown is red. There is a large and conspicuous white patch on the wing. The lower breast and belly are washed with yellow. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a larger bird, 7 ″ to 9 ″ long. The bill is much longer, almost as long as the head. The outer tail feathers do not have black spots. It is significantly longer than a backyard suet feeder. ![]() Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) is a larger bird, 8 ″ to 9 ½″ long. Females do not have a red patch, either on the forhead or on the nape. Juvenile males have a red patch on the forehead but no red patch on the nape of the neck. Males have a small red patch on the nape of the neck. The bill is short and stubby, much shorter than the length of the head. There is a conspicuous tuft of white hairs at the base of the bill. The head is black with a white bar above and below each eye. The outer tail feathers are white with a few black spots. The back and belly are white to grayish-white. It is as long or only slightly longer than a backyard suet feeder. to 1 oz., and has a 10 ″ to 12 ″ wingspan. Downy Woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America. ![]()
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