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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens |
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| About Species Quad Heat Map View All Media Thumbnails | |
| Species ID | 1153 |
| Date | 3/22/2014 |
| Location | |
| County | Howard |
| Quad | Savage (39076_B7) |
| Record Counts | |
| Total | 1,894 |
| County | 175 |
| Quad | 97 |
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| Observer All-Time Checklist | |
| Observer | Richard Orr |
| Other | |
| Specimen | No |
| Published | No |
| Processed By | Bill Hubick |
A male Downy Woodpecker foraging for prey items on cattails in Howard Co., Maryland (3/22/2014). Feeding on delicate plants like cattails can be used to distinguish from similar Hairy Woodpecker, which does not forage along thin twigs and cattails.
Media by Richard Orr.
Media by Richard Orr.