Woodpeckers: Northern Common Flicker
Northern / Common Flicker
Range and Habitat:
The Northern Flicker can be found throughout most wooded regions of North America and are residents from Alaska east and south throughout the U.S. Northernmost birds are migratory. Prefers forest edges and open woodlands approaching savannas, pastures, groves, woodlots, orchards, fields, meadows, woodland clearings, forest edges, urban parks, suburban lawns, on pole or tree at forest edge or along fence rows bordering crop fields.
Food:
Unlike most other woodpeckers, Northern Flickers are primarily ground feeders although they will forage on tree trunks and limbs. The diet of the Northern Flickers consists mainly of ants but also take other insects and some fruit, seeds, and berries. They need some open area and do not nest in thick forests, but they breed in most other forest types.
Nesting:
Nesting box should be completely filled with wood chips or shavings with the entrance hole facing southeast. Box height placement from ground: 6-20 feet. Shop for Northern Flicker bird houses at Northern or Common Flicker Bird Houses.