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How to Recognize Woodpeckers by Their Drumming Sounds

Summary by All About Birds
Downy Woodpeckers have short, relatively slow drums. Video by Seth Honig / Macaulay Library. One of the first indications of springtime in North America is the rat-a-tat sound of woodpeckers drumming. Even on mild, sunny days in late winter you may hear them trying out their drumming. Compared with the melody and tone of birdsong, drumming isn’t quite as recognizable—but if you listen closely you can still tell some woodpeckers apart from others…
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All About Birds broke the news in on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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