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Woodpeckers

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A few of the words

PILEATED
The Pileated Woodpecker is North America's largest, stretching nearly 20 inches from bill to tail — its loud, laughing call inspired the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SAPSUCKER
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers drill neat rows of small wells in tree bark to collect rising sap, and hummingbirds often follow behind to drink from the same tiny wells.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
FLICKER
Unlike most woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker spends much of its time on the ground, hammering into ant hills and lapping up thousands of ants in a single meal.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CAVITY
A woodpecker pair may spend up to four weeks excavating a nest cavity, and that same hollow can be reused by bluebirds, chickadees, or wood ducks for decades after.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Free large-print woodpecker word search — find the drummers, bark-clingers, and cavity-carvers hiding in the trees.

About Garden & Nature

A rhythmic knock echoing through the woods is one of nature's most satisfying sounds — a woodpecker working the bark, chisel-bill driving into heartwood in search of a hidden grub. From the boldly crested Pileated to the trim little Downy, these birds are architects as much as foragers, hollowing out cavities that shelter owls, squirrels, and wrens for years to come. Watch the trunk of an old oak long enough and you might also spot a White-breasted Nuthatch spiraling headfirst downward, or a Northern Flicker probing the leaf litter below with its curved bill.

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    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
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    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
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    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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