downy woodpecker
dryobates pubescens latin

Recently a downy woodpecker was heard making persistent noises on a tree.

Some variations recall the common call note of a Downy Woodpecker.

Downy woodpecker - A smaller but very similar-looking species.

Inside another case, a downy woodpecker hangs upside down on the branch of a pecan tree.

"And I've had downy woodpeckers and lots of titmice," she said.

It is virtually identical in plumage to the much smaller Downy Woodpecker.

He couldn't stop chattering about all the birds he had seen in the park's Ramble, including a downy woodpecker.

The Downy Woodpecker gives a number of vocalizations, including a short pik call.

Eric Salzman, an expert birder, heard the calls of a downy woodpecker and a flicker.

Downy Woodpeckers roost in tree cavities in the winter.

The downy woodpecker has same markings as the hairy woodpecker but is significantly smaller.

"I saw a Downy woodpecker the other day," Mrs. Catogge said.

Today, woodcock, hairy and downy woodpeckers, and warblers inhabit the extensive forest.

It is the only eastern warbler that nests in natural or artificial cavities, sometimes using old Downy Woodpecker holes.

Even from my apartment, I hear blue jays and mourning doves and house finches and the occasional downy woodpecker.

Several other species of woodpeckers are found, including the red-shafted flicker, Lewis's Woodpecker and downy woodpecker.

On a recent visit, this reviewer was privileged to see, in addition, a slate-colored junco, a downy woodpecker and a horde of corpulent chickadees.

(A downy woodpecker.)

The most common overwinterers are black-capped chickadees, gray jays, pine grosbeaks, and hairy and downy woodpeckers.

There are sunflower hearts for the chickadees and, a few trees to the left, a suet feeder that attracts downy woodpeckers and starlings.

This is a nationwide volunteer effort, charting the distribution and populations of winter species like house finches, goldfinches, downy woodpeckers and black-capped chickadees.

Ovenbirds, Whip-poor-wills, and Downy Woodpeckers live in the drier pine-oak forests and heath balds.

Birds include cardinals, Downy Woodpecker, Wood Duck and Eastern Screech Owl.

The Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America.

A bit of unexpected cleanup is next, signs of beer can barbarians, but several pairs of downy woodpeckers and a flock of chickadees keep me company.