Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus
 Migratory
status of the Hairy woodpecker
As temperatures drop in fall and into winter
Hairy woodpeckers move down slope into warmer environment in
search of insects.
Reproduction of the Hairy woodpecker
The Hairy woodpecker nests mostly in snags. It
is a primary cavity nester. That is, it excavates its own nest.
Usually the snags are of large diameter trees in a late stage of
decay.
Niche filled by the Hairy woodpecker
The Hairy woodpecker does not mind foraging
near the ground, which is odd for a woodpecker. Most species like
to stay up in high. The Hairy Woodpecker will glean fallen logs as
well as stumps and live trees.
Habitats/Plant communities used by the hairy
woodpecker
Ecotones, divisions between plant communities,
are an important foraging area. The Hairy woodpecker especially
likes the ecotones between coniferous forest and riparian plant
communities. They prefer mature forests with an abundance of
snags.
Closed
Cone Pine Forest
Lodgepole
Pine Forest
Central
Oak Woodland
Yellow
Pine Forest
Northern
Oak Woodland
Southern
Oak Woodland
Mixed
Evergreen Forest
Riparian
Red
Fir forest
How to attract the Hairy woodpecker to your
garden
To attract a Hairy woodpecker to your garden
you need some large trees. To get a big tree quick you can plant a
riparian species. Sycamores are their favorites. You can plant the
firs and allow them to take their time in getting established.
Range of the Hairy woodpecker
The Hairy woodpecker has a similar range to
that of the Downy woodpecker. They differ in that the Hairy
woodpecker is not found in California's central valley.
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