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

**Description:**
An occasional yard bird in Poway. San Diego County, California USA 2012-03-24.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:24 15:18

**Location:**

Poway Grove Park
Poway, California
United States
472.46 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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Pin It — **Downy Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates pubescens)*

**Description:**
An occasional yard bird in Poway. San Diego County, California USA 2012-03-24.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:24 15:18

**Location:**

Poway Grove Park
Poway, California
United States
472.46 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 - Dryobates pubescens — **Downy Woodpecker**
*(Dryobates pubescens)*

**Description:**
Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque New Mexico 2016-03-20.
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**Date Taken:** 2016:03:22 9:37

**Location:**

Rio Grande Nature Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
4980.56 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** D726094-DownyWoodpecker

© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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