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Habitats and feeders for threatened and endangered Species
Mention the name “Woodpecker” and probably the closest association is “red-headed” Maybe that’s due to the popularization of the species by a
certain cartoon character named “Woody” who has a red head! But the redheaded Woodpecker is an uncommon sight today over much of its range.
The Red-Headed Woodpecker is the size of a jay and has a striking appearance. With an entirely red head, black wings and tail, white underside, and
with a striking white patch on each wing and on the rump, it’s easy to identify. This beautiful bird ranges throughout the eastern half of the US and
winters in South America.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker may seem to have been misnamed. It has a bright red marking on its head, but it is more like the Northern Flicker in
appearance that the Red-headed Woodpecker. The red on it’s a stripe from the beak to the base of the neck, not a completely red head. However, it
does have a small red patch on its belly, though this is seldom noticed, and then only if the bird is in the right position for the viewer.
Red-bellied Woodpecker is robin-sized and belongs to the “ladder-back” woodpecker group, named for the black and white markings on their backs.
They have been primarily southern birds until recently when their range has expanded to include southern New England states and Southern Ontario.
They are only found east of the Rockies.
The Hairy Woodpecker looks much like the Downey Woodpecker, being primarily black with white spotted wings, white bellies and a white stripe down
the back, and a red patch on the back of the males head. But it is slightly larger and has a longer bill. Its range covers nearly the entire US.
The Red-Head lives in open country with groves of dead and dying trees. It eats insects, seeds, berries, fruits, and even mice as well as nuts and
acorns, often hiding these in holes in the bark of trees. But its numbers are threatened today by the aggressive behavior of starlings and by the
disappearance of dead trees, as well as by the automobile which hits a fairly large number of these as they dart after flying insects.
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers live is bottomland woods, preferring woods along rivers and streams, as well as very old oak and pine woods. Wherever there
are large old trees. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a beneficial bird who consumes large numbers of grasshoppers, ants and wood-boring insects and
other insect pests. It often stores large quantities of food, to which it may never return.
Their cousin the Hairy Woodpecker lives more in deciduous forests from coast to coast. Its consumption of wood boring beetles has saved many a tree
in the forest and orchard. Its diet is primarily insects, but in winter it will eat nuts and acorns.
All three varieties will come to your backyard feeder in the winter for suet, sunflower seeds, cracked corn, fruit, peanuts, peanut butter, and breads such
as cornbread. (A woodpecker favorite)
Woodpeckers excavate their own cavities, and some will use a nest box while others will not. These three woodpeckers use man-made habitats more
often than most. You may find the Red-Headed Woodpecker enlarging the hole in your bird house, just because he has a need to excavate. His pecking
is also a way of defining his territory and advertising for a mate.
Woodpeckers peck on wood to search for food or to excavate a nest hole. They chip away wood with this quiet sound. But they also have a louder
drumming sound which they make on wood when they want to signal their territory to other birds. In this case, they are chipping away any wood, just
making noise. So Drumming on your house will not hurt it. But pecking on your house may indicate that there are insects in the wood.
Woodpeckers do not bring in nesting material, since they generally excavate holes in rotten wood, where the soft wood makes good nesting material
naturally. So placing wood chips (1” to 2” deep) in the nest box may help to attract them. Some experts advise filling the whole nest box with wood chips
for them to excavate. Wood chips are superior to sawdust, as sawdust can absorb moisture and can also get in the birds’ eyes. Your Coveside house
comes with a bag of wood chips inside for this purpose.
Woodpeckers are reported to use nesting boxes as winter roosting places in cooler weather, even if they do not nest in them, so it is good to put up a
nest box even in the fall.
One of the best things you can do for the woodpecker as well as many other species of bird is to avoid cutting down old, dead trees, or even dead
branches off trees. There dead trees provide woodpeckers with insects and nesting places. Woodpeckers do not excavate live wood, and all other
cavity nesting birds depend on woodpeckers to make nests holes for them, using these after the woodpeckers have moved on to a new site. So you will
be providing living quarters for many little creatures by leaving that eyesore in your yard.
MOUNTING YOUR WOODPECKER HOUSE
On the back of the house is a metal hanger at the top and a predrilled hole at the bottom. Put a nail or screw into the side of a tree or post, with the
head sticking out about ¼”. Place the metal hanger over the nail or screw. Put another nail or screw through the hole in the bottom of the back piece
and into the tree or post, to fasten the house securely. Empty the bag of wood chips into the house.
The Woodpecker house should be located between 6’ and 20’ above the ground, preferably in the woods or at the edge of the woods. In an area where
starlings are plentiful, you may want to set up several houses so they can have their own and leave the woodpeckers alone.
The Woodpecker house is manufactured by Coveside Conservation Products and is constructed of select, kiln dried Maine White Pine. It is rough-sawn
to give the fledglings a foot hold when they are ready to climb out of the nest. And it will weather to a natural grey, blending in with his outdoor
surroundings.
The Wood is one inch think for insulation, both from the heat of summer and from the cold of winter. It is bright colored to keep the heat of summer out.
Many fledglings die when nest get too hot! Ventilation is provided at the top of the sides as well as the four corners of the floor. The bottom opening
also permits drainage. No paint or stain is used, as these would b toxic to the birds.
The top is slanted for water drainage, and it overhangs the entrance hole. The floor is recessed to keep it dry, as well. The home is deep to prevent
predator from reaching the nest. A predator guard is optional.
The side tilts out for easy cleaning of the house after the birds are gone. A latch sat the bottom holds the side closed when in use.
Coveside Conservation Products makes habitats for every cavity nesting species of bird, and other wildlife feeders.
Habitats and feeders for threatened and endangered Species
Mention the name “Woodpecker” and probably the closest association is “red-headed” Maybe that’s due to the popularization of the species by a
certain cartoon character named “Woody” who has a red head! But the redheaded Woodpecker is an uncommon sight today over much of its range.
The Red-Headed Woodpecker is the size of a jay and has a striking appearance. With an entirely red head, black wings and tail, white underside, and
with a striking white patch on each wing and on the rump, it’s easy to identify. This beautiful bird ranges throughout the eastern half of the US and
winters in South America.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker may seem to have been misnamed. It has a bright red marking on its head, but it is more like the Northern Flicker in
appearance that the Red-headed Woodpecker. The red on it’s a stripe from the beak to the base of the neck, not a completely red head. However, it
does have a small red patch on its belly, though this is seldom noticed, and then only if the bird is in the right position for the viewer.
Red-bellied Woodpecker is robin-sized and belongs to the “ladder-back” woodpecker group, named for the black and white markings on their backs.
They have been primarily southern birds until recently when their range has expanded to include southern New England states and Southern Ontario.
They are only found east of the Rockies.
The Hairy Woodpecker looks much like the Downey Woodpecker, being primarily black with white spotted wings, white bellies and a white stripe down
the back, and a red patch on the back of the males head. But it is slightly larger and has a longer bill. Its range covers nearly the entire US.
The Red-Head lives in open country with groves of dead and dying trees. It eats insects, seeds, berries, fruits, and even mice as well as nuts and
acorns, often hiding these in holes in the bark of trees. But its numbers are threatened today by the aggressive behavior of starlings and by the
disappearance of dead trees, as well as by the automobile which hits a fairly large number of these as they dart after flying insects.
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers live is bottomland woods, preferring woods along rivers and streams, as well as very old oak and pine woods. Wherever there
are large old trees. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a beneficial bird who consumes large numbers of grasshoppers, ants and wood-boring insects and
other insect pests. It often stores large quantities of food, to which it may never return.
Their cousin the Hairy Woodpecker lives more in deciduous forests from coast to coast. Its consumption of wood boring beetles has saved many a tree
in the forest and orchard. Its diet is primarily insects, but in winter it will eat nuts and acorns.
All three varieties will come to your backyard feeder in the winter for suet, sunflower seeds, cracked corn, fruit, peanuts, peanut butter, and breads such
as cornbread. (A woodpecker favorite)
Woodpeckers excavate their own cavities, and some will use a nest box while others will not. These three woodpeckers use man-made habitats more
often than most. You may find the Red-Headed Woodpecker enlarging the hole in your bird house, just because he has a need to excavate. His pecking
is also a way of defining his territory and advertising for a mate.
Woodpeckers peck on wood to search for food or to excavate a nest hole. They chip away wood with this quiet sound. But they also have a louder
drumming sound which they make on wood when they want to signal their territory to other birds. In this case, they are chipping away any wood, just
making noise. So Drumming on your house will not hurt it. But pecking on your house may indicate that there are insects in the wood.
Woodpeckers do not bring in nesting material, since they generally excavate holes in rotten wood, where the soft wood makes good nesting material
naturally. So placing wood chips (1” to 2” deep) in the nest box may help to attract them. Some experts advise filling the whole nest box with wood chips
for them to excavate. Wood chips are superior to sawdust, as sawdust can absorb moisture and can also get in the birds’ eyes. Your Coveside house
comes with a bag of wood chips inside for this purpose.
Woodpeckers are reported to use nesting boxes as winter roosting places in cooler weather, even if they do not nest in them, so it is good to put up a
nest box even in the fall.
One of the best things you can do for the woodpecker as well as many other species of bird is to avoid cutting down old, dead trees, or even dead
branches off trees. There dead trees provide woodpeckers with insects and nesting places. Woodpeckers do not excavate live wood, and all other
cavity nesting birds depend on woodpeckers to make nests holes for them, using these after the woodpeckers have moved on to a new site. So you will
be providing living quarters for many little creatures by leaving that eyesore in your yard.
MOUNTING YOUR WOODPECKER HOUSE
On the back of the house is a metal hanger at the top and a predrilled hole at the bottom. Put a nail or screw into the side of a tree or post, with the
head sticking out about ¼”. Place the metal hanger over the nail or screw. Put another nail or screw through the hole in the bottom of the back piece
and into the tree or post, to fasten the house securely. Empty the bag of wood chips into the house.
The Woodpecker house should be located between 6’ and 20’ above the ground, preferably in the woods or at the edge of the woods. In an area where
starlings are plentiful, you may want to set up several houses so they can have their own and leave the woodpeckers alone.
The Woodpecker house is manufactured by Coveside Conservation Products and is constructed of select, kiln dried Maine White Pine. It is rough-sawn
to give the fledglings a foot hold when they are ready to climb out of the nest. And it will weather to a natural grey, blending in with his outdoor
surroundings.
The Wood is one inch think for insulation, both from the heat of summer and from the cold of winter. It is bright colored to keep the heat of summer out.
Many fledglings die when nest get too hot! Ventilation is provided at the top of the sides as well as the four corners of the floor. The bottom opening
also permits drainage. No paint or stain is used, as these would b toxic to the birds.
The top is slanted for water drainage, and it overhangs the entrance hole. The floor is recessed to keep it dry, as well. The home is deep to prevent
predator from reaching the nest. A predator guard is optional.
The side tilts out for easy cleaning of the house after the birds are gone. A latch sat the bottom holds the side closed when in use.
Coveside Conservation Products makes habitats for every cavity nesting species of bird, and other wildlife feeders.
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We have open air nesting perches for your Robins and Roosts for Birds and bat for when they winter over. This is the
smart way to go about constructing a bird house that will last. You can pick a bird house for Oriole, Butterfly, ladybug,
squirrels. For feeding birds we have plenty suet feeders and water fountains in our garden supply. Watching birds with
Binoculars or spotting scopes taking pictures of your state bird living in your birdhouse. Or the Bat and Bee need a
place to live. How about a Window Bird feeder to feed wild birds indoors! What a novel idea. And in the winter the birds
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We have open air nesting perches for your Robins and Roosts for Birds and bat for when they winter over. This is the
smart way to go about constructing a bird house that will last. You can pick a bird house for Oriole, Butterfly, ladybug,
squirrels. For feeding birds we have plenty suet feeders and water fountains in our garden supply. Watching birds with
Binoculars or spotting scopes taking pictures of your state bird living in your birdhouse. Or the Bat and Bee need a
place to live. How about a Window Bird feeder to feed wild birds indoors! What a novel idea. And in the winter the birds
need a place to roost and we have plenty to choose from. Have fun shopping on good deal street and enjoy all the
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When shopping for a discounted bird house you should always consider that the best material is Maine white pine. Cedar is just too thin and cracks and those bird houses that look great to us do not look that great to the birds! Coveside manufactures many fine bird houses made from Maine white pine which is solid and handcrafted in Maine.
When shopping for a discounted bird house you should always consider that the best material is Maine white pine. Cedar is just too thin and cracks and those bird houses that look great to us do not look that great to the birds! Coveside manufactures many fine bird houses made from Maine white pine which is solid and handcrafted in Maine.