As March blends with April, the hysterical call of the flicker greets the day. Not content with the sound of his own voice, this frenzied woodpecker hammers away at metal vents and downspouts, sending loud vibrations throughout the neighborhood.
Spurred on by hormones, such territorial displays are common at this time of year. The loud cries of the red-bellied woodpecker are also ringing through the suburbs and the drumming of downy, hairy and pileated woodpeckers echo across our woodlands. This is their mating season and female woodpeckers must love percussion.
