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Cynthia Lyons
Wirt, NY, USA
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Taken in 2015. I was going to get my mail, across the road, and heard agitated peeping. I watched long enough to see that the parent came. Someone was just very impatient.
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Downy Woodpecker Chick
I love baby woodpeckers!
We have a downy woodpecker chick in a nearby tree hollow. It has been rapid chirping during daylight hours – non-stop – for a week! It doesn’t even stop to take a breath when it is getting fed! Ready to get ear protectors. Have never heard anything like it!
We have a chick chirping NON STOP, we are going nuts, make it stop! How long before it flies???
Hi Amber, Downy Woodpeckers generally brood young for a period of around 18-21 days. You can learn more here.