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Another Red-headed Woodpecker Question - Territory (1 Viewer)

tim.birdboy

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I got such a good answer on my last question, I thought I'd try my luck and see if anyone can answer this one...

...I know that Red-headed Woodpeckers are monogamous, and are highly territorial of their nesting and wintering territory. So, my question is, what is the average size of a Red-headed Woodpecker's breeding territory, and what is the average size of its winter territory?

Hopefully that makes sense! Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Scratch the winter territory, I found an entire article on it.
 
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Ah, one of my favorite woodies which I only get to see during the breeding season as they make full use of the suet feeders to feed their young. Here is a map from cornell showing their breeding and winter range:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-headed_Woodpecker_dtl.html

What has surprised me this year is that both parents seem to leave the nest to acquire food as I will see two of them feeding from the same block of suet.
 
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