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    The Downy Woodpecker is a small spotted black and white woodpecker found throughout North America in woodland environments, measuring 5 1⁄2" to 6 1⁄2" with a 10" to 12" wingspan. They mainly eat beetle larvae and wasp larvae found under tree bark or in galls, and nest in dead trees or plants year-round.

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    The Downy Woodpecker is a small spotted black and white woodpecker found throughout North America in woodland environments, measuring 5 1⁄2" to 6 1⁄2" with a 10" to 12" wingspan. They mainly eat beetle larvae and wasp larvae found under tree bark or in galls, and nest in dead trees or plants year-round.

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    The Downy Woodpecker is a small spotted black and white woodpecker found throughout North America in woodland environments, measuring 5 1⁄2" to 6 1⁄2" with a 10" to 12" wingspan. They mainly eat beetle larvae and wasp larvae found under tree bark or in galls, and nest in dead trees or plants year-round.

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    Downy Woodpecker Characteristics

    Picoides pubescens Appearance: Spotted black and white wings;


    lengthwise white stripe on back; black and white
    stripes on head
    The Downy Woodpecker is found
    Size: 5 ½"- 6 ½", 10" to 12" wingspan
    throughout North America in woodland
    Location: Typically in oak trees
    environments, specifically deciduous
    forests and along streams, such as near Season: Year-round
    the CFTA. They mainly eat bugs,
    especially beetle larvae that live inside o Native
    the tree bark. Downy Woodpeckers also
    love galls and the wasp larvae inside.
    They often are found nesting in dead
    trees or other dead plants.

    Sources
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    Picture: Katie Furlong ‘18

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