Hairy Woodpecker
© Joe Martin
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What they eat: These birds eat mostly insects, but to attract them to your yard, try suet, peanuts, and black oil sunflowers in suet cage, large hopper, or platform feeders. |
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Where they live: Hairy Woodpeckers are common in woodlands, suburbs, and parks. They range across most of the U.S, much of Canada and into southeast Alaska, and some mountainous areas in Mexico. |
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Did you know? Hairy Woodpeckers sometimes drink sap leaking from wells in bark. |
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How they sound: The most common call of the Hairy Woodpecker is a short, sharp peeknote, but they are also well known for the sounds they make as they drum against wood or metal. |
To learn more, visit the Cornell Lab's free website: www.allaboutbirds.org.
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