Dimensions: 15-1/2"
high x 5-3/4" wide x 8" deep
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The Downy Woodpecker is the most common
North American woodpecker, and also the
woodpecker reported most frequently at
bird feeders. The Downy Woodpecker is at
home in a variety of wooded areas across
its range, in the northern mixed forests
and in the deciduous forests farther
south, in woodlots and parklands, in
orchards, and even in the parks and
avenues of suburb, town and city. It
prefers places where broad-leaved trees,
such as poplars, birches and ashes, let
in the light among the evergreens. Forest
edges and areas around openings in the
denser forests are also favored places.
In the western part of its range it can
be found in alder and willow growth.
Downy Woodpecker pairs often return to
the same nesting area every year of their
adult life. Downy Woodpeckers prefer a
nest box with a roughened interior and a
floor covered with a two-inch layer of
wood chips or coarse sawdust. For best
results, place woodpecker houses high up
on a tree trunk exposed to direct
sunlight. Our Downy Woodpecker House
comes standard with slate squirrel guard
and wood chips. |
