{"id":8150,"date":"2016-08-29T14:11:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=8150"},"modified":"2016-08-31T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T15:20:51","slug":"take-5-woodpecker-wake-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-woodpecker-wake-up-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Woodpecker Wake-up Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

With summer winding down and fall approaching, you may start to hear the sound of a friendly neighbor or two, knocking on your door (or drainpipe, or siding, or trees). Woodpeckers!<\/p>\n

Each\u00a0fall, woodpeckers excavate roosting holes in preparation for the coming winter, utilizing a behavior called “drilling.”\u00a0When woodpeckers\u00a0drill, they actually chip out wood and create cavities as potential sites for nesting or roosting.<\/p>\n

A similar behavior, but for a different purpose, is “drumming,” which a\u00a0woodpecker does to attract a mate or mark its territory by alerting the competition. Drumming occurs most commonly in spring.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the species of woodpeckers found in Massachusetts<\/a>, how they manage to peck without brain injury<\/a>, and what to do if a woodpecker is drilling on your house<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Got a great picture of a woodpecker at work? Submit it to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors Photo Contest<\/a> by September 30!<\/p>\n

\"Red-Headed

Red-Headed Woodpecker \u00a9 Ken Lee, Photo Contest 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pileated

Pileated Woodpecker \u00a9 Daniel Tracey, Photo Contest 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Red-bellied

Red-bellied Woodpecker \u00a9 Bette Robo, Photo Contest 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Northern

Northern Flicker \u00a9 Jim Walker, Photo Contest 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Downy

Downy Woodpecker \u00a9 Jacob Mosser, Photo Contest 2013<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With summer winding down and fall approaching, you may start to hear the sound of a friendly neighbor or two, knocking on your door (or drainpipe, or siding, or trees). Woodpeckers! Each\u00a0fall, woodpeckers excavate roosting holes in preparation for the coming winter, utilizing a behavior called “drilling.”\u00a0When woodpeckers\u00a0drill, they actually chip out wood and create […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-27s","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16722,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/spotlight-on-pileated-woodpeckers\/","url_meta":{"origin":8150,"position":0},"title":"Spotlight on Pileated Woodpeckers","author":"Kaylin D.","date":"March 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Did you know there are seven different types of woodpeckers that breed in Massachusetts? 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