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Hairy woodpecker

Picoides villosus

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Field Notes

Description:

Feathery, pecks on treas, upside down, noisey

Habitat:

in the woods, in my back yard

Species ID Suggestions

downy woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

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Jeff Dreier
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Jeff Dreier
The small size of the bill in relation to the head strongly suggests that this is a downy woodpecker.

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Hoosier National Forest - Get Outdoors Day
Photographed
PublishedJune 13, 2013

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