2018 Bonanza Bird #1: Acorn Woodpecker

November 22, 2018 in Birdorable Bonanza 2018 and Woodpeckers with 1 comments

Thanks for tuning in to our 2018 Birdorable Bonanza. We're kicking off this burst of new Birdorable birds with a species of New World woodpecker: the Acorn Woodpecker.

Acorn Woodpeckers have an unmistakable adult plumage of black and white with a deep red crown. These social birds breed cooperatively.

Photo of Acorn Woodpecker — Acorn Woodpecker by Becky Matsubara (CC BY 2.0)

They also gather and hoard their namesake food communally, using dead trees or utility poles to store thousands of acorns.

Tomorrow's new bird is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper finch. This specialized bird lives on the Big Island and is closely associated with the Mamane tree. Do you know the species?

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Spurwing Plover on May 21, 2022 at 9:54 PM wrote:

Acorn Woodpeckers like to hang about the Utility Poles they have destictive call

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