While I see the Northern Flicker Woodpecker around the neighborhood year round, we only see it at our feeders in the winter . . .
Appearance: The males and females are brown and black with a white rump and black dots over their white chest. They are the largest woodpecker in PA at 12 inches long. Also, they have a red stripe on their neck in the back. Only the males have a black mustache coming down from its beak.
Feeding Habits: Northern Flickers prefer insects and find ants and beetles a delicacy! Every once in a while, the Nothern Flicker will visit our suet feeder but not on a regular basis.
Nesting Habits: The Northern Flicker will excavate a cavity in a tree for its nest.
Eggs: This woodpecker will lay between 5 and 8 eggs in a brood. It will typically lay one brood in the north in a year and two in the south.
Migration: While some Northern Flickers will stay year-round in PA, others will migrate.
