Woodpeckers
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Woodpeckers: What you need to know
Identifying Characteristics
- The downy woodpecker is the most common type in the united States
- Most woodpeckers tongues are 4 inches long and wraps around the skull
- Most of species tongues are barbed, which help them extract bugs from holes
- There toes face front and back, giving them incredible strength to hold onto trees and other structures
- Woodpeckers are pecking for 1 of 3 reasons, to build a home, mating calls, and for finding insects to eat in wood and other structures
Active Season
- The heaviest breeding period for Woodpeckers is from February to July
Interesting Facts
- Most woodpeckers tongues are 4 inches long and wraps around the skull
- Neither male or female Woodpeckers have vocal cords, so they use hollow trees and other wood structures as a way to drum a song for calling the opposite sext to mate or communicate
- They can peck 20 times per second and can average between 8,000 and 12,000 pecks per day
- With all that pecking in a day, they do NOT get headaches. They have reinforced skulls that are made to distribute the impact force and their barians are tightly cushioned and protected
Cause for Concern
- Woodpeckers make holes all year around and these holes are often into homes and other building structures
- Old holes become homes for many other creatures such as squirrels, mice, other birds etc…
Town and Country Can Help
Customer Preparation
- Be able to identify the locations where the woodpecker is causing damage. Please prepare for treatment by making the areas of concern accessible to our technicians
Our Guarantee
- All treatments come with the Town and Country Guarantee!
