It’s easy to find these woodpeckers out in the woods (just like you find shorebirds on the shore), but an early identification challenge for new birders is distinguishing between these two common species. All images are copyrighted by the artist and permission is needed to use them for other purposes. What’s black and white and red all over Both Hairy and the Downy Woodpeckers, unfortunately. The illustrations of the birds were created by artist Diane Pierce. Woodpecker Range Maps Red-bellied Woodpecker Range Map, Wild Birds Unlimited, WBU: Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Range Map, Wild Birds Unlimited. This service is not an adequate substitute for a specific on-the-ground survey. For these reasons, users of these maps are cautioned that the absence of a record for a given county, quad, or block, does not necessarily mean no nesting is now occurring. The nesting status of any given species may have changed since 1991. The intensity of the survey varied from person to person, and from quad to quad, and some species are easier to detect than others. Please Note: The following contains records of volunteers from 1986-91. For more details view our map information. The accounts were written by various participants and were often sponsored.Įach account includes a map that displays quads with Possible, Probable or Confirmed breeding status. The species accounts provide information of general status, habitat, and status of breeding species in Florida.

One bird may drum more than 8,000 times per day, and a downy woodpecker. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network Hairy Woodpecker.Legend for the following woodpecker migration and range maps.

Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc.

Downy woodpecker range map