By Saundra McBrearty – Outreach and Volunteer Specialist
The high pitch laughter-like song and rhythmic drumming of Ohio woodpeckers are a prominent part of nature’s year-round chorus. A hiker is likely to hear a woodpecker before seeing it. So, learning to recognize the calls of this concentrated group of handsome birds is a great way to start learning to identify birds by ear. Click the links below each photo to enjoy comparing the songs and plumage of six of our common, year-round residential woodpeckers.
