ANNUIL REPORI - 1995 Addendum: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mr. Marc Arsenault provided an audio presentation on bird identification for 
     
     members of the Canadian Institute for the Blind in March. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BIRD HONOGRAPES: by Donald Wilkinson 
     
     DOWN? WOODPECXER (Picoides pubescens) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Order: PICIFORMES Species: 27-07-116 
     
     Family: PICIDAE - Woodpeckers 
     
    
   
   
    
     Distribution: Woodlands of Alaska and northern Canada south to southern California, 
     
     the Texas panhandle, and the gulf coast. 
     
    

    
     P.E.I. Status: Resident. 
     
    

    
     Nest: Normally excavates cavity in a dead tree. Utilizes woodlands, primarily 
     
     conifers (softwood) and mixed wood but also uses deciduous (hardwood) trees. 
     
     Also frequents orchards, city parks, and suburban gardens, particularly those 
     
     with suet feeders. 
     
    

    
     Eggs: 4 to 7, white. 
     
    

    
     Diet: Insects and eggs picked from under bark or chiselled out of galleries. 
     
    

    
     Song: Call is a soft "pik"; also gives a high, descending rattle or "whinny" series: 
     
     "ee ee ee ee ee ee". 
     
    

    
     Size: 15 to 18 cm (6 to 7 inches). 
     
    

    
     Note: Also entitled Dendrocopus pubescens.