BarrytheBirder Photo
We have just one Downy Woodpecker visiting our feeders so far this winter and this is him. If he has a mate and she does show up here, the red patch on the back of the male's head is what will distinguish him from her. Females don't have a red patch. The numbers below show the most birds (of a given species) seen at the feeders, at any one time, so far this winter.
American Goldfinches ~ 61
Dark-eyed Juncos ~ 34
American Tree Sparrows ~ 22
Mourning Doves ~ 19
Common Redpolls ~ 18
House Sparrows ~ 6
Northern Cardinals ~ 5
Blue Jays ~ 4
Chickadees ~ 4
House Finches ~ 4
House Finches ~ 4
Red-breasted Nuthatches ~ 2
White-breasted Nuthatches ~ 2
Starling ~ 1
Cooper's Hawk ~ 1
Downy Woodpecker ~ 1
TOTAL SPECIES ~ 15
2 comments:
There must be a lot of Downy Woodpeckers this year. We have had several at our feeders.
Beautiful picture. Did you take it?
BTW I feel lucky to have 2 pairs of Downy Woodpeckers, 1 pair of Hairy Woodpeckers, and 1 pair of Red Bellied Woodpeckers this winter.
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