We have a variety of interesting woodpeckers that call New Jersey home. The Dinky Downy, Huge Hairy, Red Bellied, Red-Headed, Pileated, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and Northern Flicker. They make for a fun focused lesson on birds as students examine their weights, coloration, food preference, beak and skull anatomy and make a suet style mix of crisco and bird seed to squeeze into the nooks n crannies of the forest to provide an easy treat.
How much does a woodpecker weigh?
How much does a woodpecker weigh?
Woodpecker Coloring
Woodpecker Class Table
Looking at Woodpecker Food – Bess Bugs
squeezing suet (crisco, birdseed) into the forest nooks n crannies
Injured red bellied released
Fledgling Dinky Downy Woodpecker Gripping onto Tree
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