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- Cluett Schantz Memorial Park
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- Woodpeckers You Might See at the Park
Woodpeckers You Might See at the Park
Primarily all woodpeckers eat insects. They will also eat fruit, acorns, and nuts.
Description - Smallest in this group
White back, black wings with white spots and black bars on its white tail feathers. Male has a small red spot on the back of its head
Mostly all black with white under beak, white line down neck to body, bright red cap to the back of head
Downy
Description - Smallest in this group
White back, black wings with white spots and black bars on its white tail feathers. Male has a small red spot on the back of its head
Hairy
Description - Same coloring as the Downy but slightly larger and a larger beakNorthern Flicker
Description - Brown barred back, spotted chest and under parts with a black crescent under the beakRed Bellied
Description - Black and white barred back, white upper tail patch, male crown and nape of head is red, only the nape of the female is redPileated
Description - Largest of woodpeckers in North America (up to 16 1/12" in length)Mostly all black with white under beak, white line down neck to body, bright red cap to the back of head