The most common call of the Hairy Woodpecker is a short, sharp peek note very similar to Downy Woodpeckers, but slightly lower pitched and often sounding more emphatic. Listen to more sounds of this species from the ML archive. 0:00 / Hairy woodpecker (drumming) call, drumming, female, male. Remember, soft and Downy, like a duvet: [Downy Woodpecker “pik” call + Music], …loud and Hairy, like a heavy metal band: [Hairy Woodpecker “pik” call + Music], Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,Ithaca, New York. But even if you can’t observe these spunky birds, you can identify them by listening carefully. Hairy Woodpecker 'pik' call (49075) recorded by Kevin J Colver; Hairy Woodpecker 'whinny call' (85105), Downy Woodpecker 'pik' call and Downy Woodpecker 'whinny' call (107281) all recorded by W. L. Hershberger. Search. Male Hairy Woodpecker on an aspen Tree. Jason McCue is the newest member of the BirdNote communications team. BirdNote®Downy and Hairy - Two Similar WoodpeckersWritten by Dennis Paulson. It’s a mode of communication – like a songbird’s song – rather than an attempt to drill into the wood, which is why woodpeckers sometimes drum on metal objects. Both males and females drum on trees year round. Ano Lobb. The Hairy Woodpecker's the larger of the two, though, with a distinctly longer bill. Favorites. The call of the Downy Woodpecker is soft and downy, like a duvet. Hairy Woodpecker — All About Birds Has More. The male has a red patch on the back of the head. Birds connect us with the joy and wonder of nature. Listen to the Hairy Woodpecker. Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park. [Similar call of Hairy Woodpecker + Music] And that's the call of the Hairy Woodpecker. Either sex may drum for several reasons: to establish and defend a territory, as part of courtship, to solicit mating, to summon a mate, or in response to an intruder. Hairy Woodpeckers also make a rattle or whinny. These Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers appear nearly identical, but the Hairy Woodpecker is larger than the Downy, with a distinctly longer bill. Hairy Woodpeckers sometimes drink sap leaking from wells in bark. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Hairy woodpecker. Got that? [Similar call of Hairy Woodpecker + Music] Hairy. 2010, Ling Music Group'Ace of Spades' by Motorhead, written by Edward Clarke, Ian Kilmister & Phil Taylor. And they're nearly identical in plumage. Listen to Hairy woodpecker on bird-sounds.net - a comprehensive collection of North American bird songs and bird calls. This call is also similar to the Downy Woodpecker but does not descend in pitch at the end. Funny thing though, the Downy isn't particularly downy and the Hairy isn't particularly hairy. Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family:Picidae). How they sound: The most common call of the Hairy Woodpecker is a short, sharp peeknote, but they are also well known for the sounds they make as they drum against wood or metal. And it doesn't have the black spots on its outer tail feathers like the Downy. Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Home. Other woodpeckers… drumming. [Downy Woodpecker “whinny” or “rattle” call + Music] That's the call of a Downy Woodpecker. NPS Photo / Rachel Ames. Hairy Woodpecker 'pik' call (49075) recorded by Kevin J Colver; Hairy Woodpecker 'whinny call' (85105), Downy Woodpecker 'pik' call and Downy Woodpecker 'whinny' call (107281) all recorded by W. L. Hershberger.Theme from 'A Summer Place' composed by Percy Faith. A - Z. App. The larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees.