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| The Downy Woodpecker is a smaller bird, it is only 6 inches. He has a white belly , black and white spotted wings, a black line running through its eyes, a short black bill, a white stripe down its back and a red mark on nape of neck. He has several small black spots along the side of his white tail. |
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| The female looks just like the male. They have 3 to 5 eggs that are white. Incubation is 11-12 days. She sits on the eggs during the day, and the male sits on them at night. |
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| They like seeds and suet feeders. |
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| It is said they will "drum" on a hollow log or branch to announce territories. These are one of the most abundant woodpeckers. In winter it will roost in the cavity of a tree. |
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| All woodpeckers have long barbed tongues used to pull insects out of tiny places. |
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