Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

The Hairy Woodpeckers are year-round residents of mature forested areas over most of North America and south through the mountain zones of Mexico and Central America. Some authorities still use the old genus Picoides to describe this bird.

Often confused with the Downy Woodpecker, this bird is larger and has a bill length as long as its head. The Downy Woodpecker’s beak is much shorter. These birds are important players in the control of borers, moths and caterpillars that threaten the health of the woodlands. Their populations have declined slightly because of factors that include clearing of dead trees in forested woods, and displacement from freshly excavated nests by European Starlings and House Sparrows.

Hairy Woodpecker - Leuconotopicus villosus — **Hairy Woodpecker**
*(Leuconotopicus villosus)*

**Description:**
Checking the nest hole at William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:06:28 10:24

**Location:**

William Heise Park
Julian, California
United States
4304.67 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/40

**File Name:** JCD0347-HairyWoodPecker

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Hairy Woodpecker**
*(Leuconotopicus villosus)*

**Description:**
Checking the nest hole at William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:06:28 10:24

**Location:**

William Heise Park
Julian, California
United States
4304.67 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/40

**File Name:** JCD0347-HairyWoodPecker

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus — **Hairy Woodpecker**
*(Leuconotopicus villosus)*

**Description:**
A bird I met at the Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California USA 2010-08-13.
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**Date Taken:** 2010:08:12 18:07

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
Mountain Center, California
United States
7388.81 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/60

**File Name:** JCD5364.HairyWoodPecker

© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging

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