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| Relative Woodpecker Sizes |
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| | Pileated Woodpecker | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Downy Woodpecker | Brown Creeper |
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Pileated Woodpecker
Size: 17 inches
Diet: Primarily carpenter ants and other insects
Habitat: Mature forest
Sign: Deep oval or rectangular holes in rotten wood
Sound: Deep drumming or 10-15 "cuk" calls
Territory: 150-200 acres
The pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in North America, except for the similar Ivory-Billed Woodpecker (20 inches), which was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 2004. See the link at the left for more info.
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Red-Breasted Sapsucker
Size: 8 inches
Diet: Insects, sap and fruit
Habitat: Mixed woodlands and orchards
Sign: See photo to the right. Sapsucker holes can be found on the trees bordering the duck pond up high, or at eye-level on the tree just outside the Water Shed.
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Downy Woodpecker
Size: 6 inches
Diet: Mostly insects
Habitat: Active and widespread; forests, parks, and suburbs
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Brown Creeper
Size: 5 inches
Diet: Insects and larvae
Habitat: Woods
Song: 4 clear whistles, sounds like "trees, trees, beautiful trees"
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