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Participant Photo: Woodpeckers cope with cold snap

I noticed these woodpeckers — one pileated, one red-bellied, and three flickers, I think — during the bomb cyclone cold snap at the end of December 2022. They seemed to have spaced themselves evenly, and remained in place for quite some time.

Submitter: Katherine Simmons

Place: Indianapolis, IN, USA

Date: January 19, 2023

Categories: Woodpeckers & Sapsuckers

Species: Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker

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