The Downy Woodpecker
Photo by Lennie Lichter
The Downy Woodpecker is the most common woodpecker in the La Crosse area.
When and how many Downy Woodpeckers can be found in Wisconsin?
The graph shown is from "Wisconsin Birds - A Checklist with Migration Charts" - 6th Edition - 2003
By Stanley A. Temple, Robert C. Domagalski and John R. Cary
Published by the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Inc.
Where do Downy Woodpeckers nest in Wisconsin? Check out the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas.
How can you tell one woodpecker from another? Just click here.
If you would like more information about the Downy Woodpecker, please click here.
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