Friday, May 20, 2011

Windy Hill - Acorn Woodpecker



Acorn Woodpeckers are medium-sized woodpeckers that usually have a black back and grey chest with a black white and red head. Diet - These woodpeckers like to eat insects, acorns, sap, and fruits. Habitat/Range - Acorn Woodpeckers live in oak and pine-oak woodlands normally in mountains. They are also common in urban parks and suburban areas where oaks are common. Behavior - These woodpeckers like to catch insects by flycatching high above the tree canopy or by gleaning off tree limbs. They sore huge numbers of acorns in trees. They usually nest in tree cavities where there is no actual structure, but wood chips in the bottom of the cavity.

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