Downy Woodpecker(Picoides pubescens)
Statewide and common in NC, Downy Woodpeckers are found throughout the U.S. and southern Canada and are common back yard feeder birds for suet and sunflower seeds.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)Wake Co., NC28 Sep 2012Males show red in their napes. Unlike the similar but larger Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpeckers have black spots mixed into the white outer tail feathers.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)Orange Co., NC11 Dec 2020Females lack red on the backs of their heads
Downy Woodpecker (male) and an Eastern BluebirdDurham Co., NC31 Jan 2010Both birds are waiting their turn on the suet feeder below.
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)Misoula Co., MT5 Aug 2014
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