Downy Woodpecker Male

Downy Woodpecker

Color: black back and wings with areas on head and wings, belly is white and has a small beak.

Size: smaller birds about the size of a sparrow 2 ½ – 3 inches tall

Feeding & Habits: They glean ants and beetles from the bark of tees. They also eat fruits, seeds, nuts and cambium. The Downey woodpecker also forages in shrubs, does not migrate, but it may move upslope in the Sierras during the summer. Nests mostly in trees hollowed out by insects.

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