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Downy Woodpecker (Females)

Picoides pubescens

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Field Notes

Description:

To 6 inches. Sparrow-sized. Black and white. This is the tamest, smallest and most abundant of our eastern woodpeckers. It comes readily to the suet rack in the back yard. I use the suit feeder to distinguish the size between the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Females have no red patch on the nape.

Habitat:

Wood lots, parks, and gardens; suet feeders in the winter.

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PublishedNovember 23, 2013

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