![]() The Downy is on the left and the Hairy is on the right. See the image below that shows them side by side. They can be downright difficult to tell apart except fro the larger size of the Hairy. Next up is the Hairy Woodpecker, who looks strikingly similar to the Downy. Downy Woodpeckers prefer nesting in dead trees or dead branches on live trees.Ģ. It is not unusual to catch a Downy Woodpecker drinking nectar from a hummingbird feeder. They do not migrate and are also very common in the winter time.Īside from being frequent visitors at bird feeders they also will hammer away at trees looking for insect larvae or feed on berries and acorns. Whenever I put up a new feeder in my yard Downys are always among the first to visit it along with chickadees and titmice. They are very common at feeders and easily attracted with suet, peanuts, mixed seed, or black sunflower seed. Though you’ll also find them south along the coast all the way to San Diego. Downy Woodpecker Image: ĭowny Woodpeckers are the smallest of all woodpeckers in North America and can be found mainly in Central and Northern California all year throughout the whole state. For each species we’ll have a picture to help you identify it, talk a bit about its appearance, learn some fun facts, as well as tell you where and when they can be found in the state of California.īe sure to read to the end where we’ll talk about how to attract woodpeckers to your yard.Įnjoy! Woodpeckers in California 1. In this article we’re going to talk about all 15 of these species of woodpeckers in California. The 15 species of woodpeckers found in California are the Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Gila Woodpecker, Williamson’s Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, White-headed Woodpecker, and the Gilded Flicker. This makes California have more species of woodpeckers than most other states in the country. ![]() Of those 22 species I’ve found that there are at least 15 species of woodpeckers in California. There are over 300 species of woodpeckers in the world, about 22 of which are found in the United States.
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