Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

The Downy Woodpecker’s breeding habitat is deciduous forests across most of North America. Where they live, they stay year round. These are the smallest of all North American woodpeckers. Some authorities still classify this bird by the older genus Picoides.

Males and females do not spend time together in the winter. As mating time approaches, both males and females will drum on resonating material such as dead hardwood. Once the pair bond is established, they will cease the drumming and get to work on their nest hole in a dead limb or tree. It usually takes one to three weeks to complete. When the young are hatched, both birds provide captured insect prey for their hungry brood.

Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens — **Downy Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates pubescens)*

**Description:**
Poway. San Diego County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:24 15:18

**Location:**

Poway Grove Park
Poway, California
United States
544.65 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800

**File Name:** D3X8924-DownyWoodPecker

© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging

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*(Dryobates pubescens)*

**Description:**
Poway. San Diego County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:24 15:18

**Location:**

Poway Grove Park
Poway, California
United States
544.65 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800

**File Name:** D3X8924-DownyWoodPecker

© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging

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Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens — **Downy Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates pubescens)*

**Description:**
Female bird at Whelan Lake. Near Oceanside, California. Northern San Diego County USA 2003-06-29.
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**Date Taken:** 2003:06:29 10:57

**Location:**

Whelan Lake
Oceanside, California
United States
72.18 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**

**File Name:** A3F29g12-DownyWoodpecker

© 2003 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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