Learn 7 Common Woodpecker Calls (Eastern North America)

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0:00 Intro 0:40 Donwy Woodpecker call descriptions 0:47 Downy Woodpecker vocalizations 0:57 Hairy Woodpecker call descriptions 1:11 Hair Woodpecker vocalizations 1:23 Red-bellied Woodpecker call descriptions 1:33 Red-bellied Woodpecker vocalizations 1:51 Red-headed Woodpecker call descriptions 2:05 ed-headed Woodpecker vocalizations 2:21 Northern Flicker call descriptions 2:32 Northern Flicker vocalizations 2:52 Pileated Woodpecker call descriptions 3:08 Pileated Woodpecker vocalizations 3:15 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker call descriptions 3:30 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker vocalizations 3:49 Closing

[@shannonniemeyer3931]

We have Nuttall’s in our area. So Cal. One was just in our yard as I came upon this video! Very elusive. The size of a Scrub Jay.

[@loveit7484]

Ohhhhh! Now I know what that rattle call was! For the life of me I couldnt figure it out. I love Woodpeckers!

[@juanitakelly3082]

Thanks! I'm going to pay more attention to their calls and not just the hammering!

[@Pamela-rainsong]

So cute ❤ We have pileated and red belly woodpeckers.

[@cooguy55]

Every morning when I let my dogs out I’ve noticed a drumming noise followed by a rolling call, and eventually noticed it was a woodpecker on my neighbors house, thanks to this video I found it’s a red bellied woodpecker :)

[@AliceLoweecey1]

THANK YOU! I've been trying to identify 2 different bird calls for a month. Apparently many different woodpeckers like our trees!

[@obxjimbo272]

Here in eastern North Carolina we have all of the woodpeckers but the red headed wood pecker which I saw my first one this spring!! I love your channel keep up the great work! 👍

[@Jps3bs]

Another great video😊 Love the woodpeckers. We have Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers and Red- Bellied 😮 All are wonderful and welcome 😊

[@PopUpCamp]

I’ve been using the Merlin app for identifying bird calls. It’s like Shazam, but for birds, not songs!😜

[@Bobbyo60]

We love our woodpeckers here in northeast Illinois. The most common one that visits our feeders are the Downy, the Hairy, and the Red Bellied.

[@jameshoyt3692]

I can hear the red bellied woodpecker but can never lay eyes on it as it flys away quickly. Is that how they are in Illinois?

[@Bobbyo60]

@ They have gotten used to us and hang, literally, around as long as there is food.

[@denisilbert]

Yes I have the downy woodpecker, the red bellies and the flicker and the hairy so far love them ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@hearsthewater]

Thank you SO much! I knew it was a woodpecker calling based upon the drumming and the debris falling out of the tree, but I couldn't remember which kind made the very distinctive call. I'm pretty sure it is either a Piliated or a Northern Flicker. I now know what to listen for.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome! Those two can be tough to tell apart

[@exiledengineer1697]

Nicely done, exactly what we wanted to identify what we heard.

[@garymeredith2441]

That was a great video there Derek , are you going to do A woodpeckers of the West chapter . In California there where only 2 of the woodpeckers there that I've heard and seen .

[@hollyperry3774]

I'm in south central TX & I have Downy, Ladder-backed, & Golden-fronted woodpeckers in my yard year round. I've seen the Yellow-bellied sapsucker & the Northern Flicker around town in the winter. I would love to add Pileated and Acorn to my life list!

[@LynneVan-r6x]

Yes, just learning to differentiate

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It’s a great skill to have!

[@SAM-dg3vd]

just saw a pileated in our Decatur GA backyard this morning :) About the size of a largish crow -- very distinctive call (sounds like you're in a swamp) Super exciting!

[@markhinr]

That's very useful for identifying calls I hear frequently while hiking at Lake Kegonsa State Park. I've heard all of those calls but wasn't sure what was making them.

[@janetmiller2980]

Most common in rural MA are hairy and downy. The red bellied woodpecker call is familiar, and I just photographed a big pileated woodpecker. He called out as he flew away.

[@tonylatt]

Currently have a pileated woodpecker who goes on all day and all night. I don't know when they sleep!

[@delusionspodcast]

here in AZ I have male and female gila woodpeckers feeding from my hummingbird feeder all the time. sweet video! 🐦 🐦‍⬛ 🦜 🦚 🪶 🦢

[@snakeman48]

I have all of them in my woods except the Red Headed. The Flicker has been drumming for some honeys lately. I only get the Sap Suckers during the winter on my suit feeder. S.W. Lower Michigan

[@frenchfrey65]

I've have seen 3 Pileated Woodpeckers in my backyard this past summer, and can now identify their call. Also have Flickers, Downy's, and Hairy's.

[@barbaracole709]

I have had all of these at my house at some time. The downy and red-bellied are the most prevalent. The red-headed woodpecker is the scarcest one, unfortunately The yellow-bellied sapsucker only comes in winter. I love all of them! I

[@marklaussade7197]

Here in our central Texas backyard, we have had Downys, Red-bellies, Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, Flickers, and most commonly, ladderbacks.

[@lizconnersarmbruster946]

We have quite a few pileated woodpeckers in our yard but I have heard a couple of the others we are in Northeast Pennsylvania

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Nice!

[@betsymaher4738]

Saw a Red bellied today!

[@Sharkacy]

we have the red-bellied and the pileated sometimes. and i can never tell the difference between the male downy woodpeckers and the hairy woodpeckers. woodpeckers are amazing!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@Sharkacy yes they are! Male Downy will have one spot on the back of the head, Hairy will have 2, Hairy is also larger overall with a longer, bigger bill. We have a whole Hairy vs Downy video if you wanna check that out too!

[@cawiltu]

Yes. I have heard a lot of them. Still trying to remember who is whom, though. I have never see most of them.

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

I hear the pileated woodpecker in my backyard but have never seen one. I have many red bellied woodpeckers in my yard also. I live in northeast Texas. After I listened to this video on my deck I heard either the flicker or the pileated woodpecker in my backyard responding to the call on the video. I’m still hearing it. 😮

[@arrowsinterests78]

DOWO and HAWO for my backyard list and all listed in that video for my life list no more, no less

[@Beryllahawk]

Pretty sure I had a pair of red-bellied woodpeckers this spring, but I haven't put out more suet (it was so hot this summer I was positive it'd just melt) so I haven't seen them much. Have been hearing lots of drumming from one or more woodpeckers in the last week though! So maybe as it cools off I'll be able to attract them again.

[@NathanWebb-c5h]

I've heard all these woodpecker calls out in the wild. I've even heard the ivory-billed woodpecker call and saw it too.

[@XJag9684]

That hairy one was pecking my plastic lancing yesterday on my deck and did his little rattle call after I had to shoo him away. I thought it was a person making all damn that noise. Ngl he had me kinda nervous at first but I'm sure he'll be back...

[@georgiasimpson5906]

I just seen the pileated woodpecker in the tree in my back yard here in Dayton Ohio…he was huge..I never seen one in real life,immediately started taking pictures…the one with the laughing sound I’ve heard many times around my home but never seen it just heard it

[@Oltoir]

And what sound does the Ivory-billed make? 😜

[@hairiestwizard]

It makes a depressing tuba note whenever your crazy uncle sends you a pic claiming to see one

[@pauraque]

PECK PECK KENT KENT

[@patriciahunter3301]

Red belly woodpecker from in canyon lake Texas

[@jameshoyt3692]

I think it's the red bellied woodpecker that i can never get a good sight of.. it flys away even from a distance. Is that a characteristic of them?

[@susanmeece1849]

I heard and saw a Pileated Woodpecker today.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Nice! They’re so cool!

[@supereeveetoytime954]

Yesterday I saw a red-cockaded woodpecker

[@wuznotbornyesterda]

We have all these birds in our woods except for the Yellow bellied and Redheaded. A red bellied hit our high gabled window this morning and it killed him. 😢 We have these gables on both ends of our greatroom filled with windows. Several birds have thumped them, but not this hard. They do reflect like a mirror. Also, they may be thinking it's a clear tunnel through there. There will not be covered ever, because we want the light and like to see the sky and trees. Is there anything you can think of that might help keep others from slamming into them? Maybe they just need time to get used to the house? It's still under construction.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

@@wuznotbornyesterda dang that’s sad :( you could install bird safe glass! They also have things you can put on your window where you can still see out but it’s not as reflective when looking inside! Unfortunately glass isn’t something birds will get used to. If nothing is changed you’ll likely just have more and more casualties, especially during migration. birdstrikewindowfilm.com/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAApmixV1wJeN6imT9UhDjZBSuhBdsN&gclid=CjwKCAjw1NK4BhAwEiwAVUHPUFBnL2Zg8L20-6SiZwc7e2yzf9z1VD1qy3DOsEceV2a3i0mn2uZfKBoCPFcQAvD_BwE

[@artificalapocalypse]

It's amazing how united states have sooo many woodpecker species😲🤗

[@pauraque]

Badgerland birding: you may see woodpeckers on trees or feeders Wrynecks: 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺

[@matplayer1232]

Wrynecks don't live in America anyway

[@ForneyRider]

Have a woodpecker that likes our suet feeder. Can’t identify. It’s in the shade. Has red pronounced tuft on crown, white chest. Long and lean. White chest. It stays in shade so I can’t get a good picture. We are in Irving Texas in an old pecan orchard. Lots of pecans and acorns to eat.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It didn’t look like any of the ones in the video?

[@shaylahlevy8452]

woodpecker

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Woodpecker

[@stuartaga5653]

I want is vocals no talking

[@BadgerlandBirding]

There are timestamps in the comments so you can just jump to the calls if you wish

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Oh actually there’s not! Let me add them for you

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Done!