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Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML292620501
eBird checklist S78289778
Report
rating 5
11 ratings
Cam Nikkel
30 Dec 2020
North Interlake Area, Manitoba, Canada
Media notes
Golden-crowned Kinglet heard (not seen)
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Mechanical sound
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Tags
Habitat
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML400914431
eBird checklist S99748751
Report
rating 5
9 ratings
Cam Nikkel
31 Dec 2021
Eastern Manitoba - Eastman, Manitoba, Canada
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Tags
Habitat
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201666441
eBird checklist S65099607
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Martin Kennewell
28 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
male visiting nest twice. Elevation: 970 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML476649
eBird checklist S18116514
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Benjamin Clock
20 Jun 2011
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Media notes
Female was foraging nearby, traveling with the male. Habitat: Coniferous Forest,
…
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML476648
eBird checklist S18116514
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Benjamin Clock
20 Jun 2011
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Media notes
Female was foraging nearby, traveling with the male. Habitat: Coniferous Forest,
…
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201131621
eBird checklist S65007095
Report
rating 4
8 ratings
Martin Flack
24 Oct 2013
Essex, Vermont, United States
Media notes
Female pecking holes in the trunk of a tree, side view. Elevation: 450 m. Date a
…
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML590992421
eBird checklist S114450751
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Greg Baker
13 Jun 2022
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
Media notes
Various views of a male preening.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML620868946
eBird checklist S182917441
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Elliott Ress
14 Jun 2024
Flathead, Montana, United States
Media notes
Male initially foraging. Female then calls, swoops onto tree, and chases the mal
…
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating; Vocalizing
Tags
Habitat
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201769931
eBird checklist S65139384
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Don DesJardin
23 Oct 2004
St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Media notes
An adult female pecking on a trunk. Elevation: 251 m. Date added to IBC: June 22
…
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201668571
eBird checklist S65099611
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Martin Kennewell
30 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
adult checking the view from nest. Elevation: 970 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
…
Tags
Nest
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML612228801
eBird checklist S140699738
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
steve b
5 Jun 2023
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States
Media notes
120fps resampled at 1/4speed
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201668371
eBird checklist S65099610
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
29 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
female arriving at nest, then leaving after keeping an eye out for 97 seconds. E
…
Tags
Nest
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201666431
eBird checklist S65099607
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
28 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
male excavating a grub from burnt tree trunk. Elevation: 970 m. Date added to IB
…
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201666421
eBird checklist S65099607
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
28 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
perched high, drumming, in preferred habitat: burnt forest. Elevation: 970 m. Da
…
Sounds
Mechanical sound
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201666411
eBird checklist S65099607
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
28 May 2015
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Media notes
drumming. Elevation: 970 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Sounds
Mechanical sound
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201459561
eBird checklist S64822157
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Aug 2012
Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Media notes
A male searching food on a spruce trunk. Elevation: 1164 m. Date added to IBC: J
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201459551
eBird checklist S64822155
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Aug 2012
Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Media notes
A male pecking on a spruce trunk, eating larvae after removing the bark, and the
…
Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML476647
eBird checklist S18116514
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
20 Jun 2011
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Media notes
Female was foraging nearby, traveling with the male. Habitat: Coniferous Forest,
…
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML435364
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Gregory Griffith
Jun 1994
South Dakota, United States
Media notes
ISCI:GG1_MDV002_002.
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML630510932
eBird checklist S209901908
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Gregg Severson
19 Jan 2025
Lake, Minnesota, United States
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML630510781
eBird checklist S209901908
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Gregg Severson
19 Jan 2025
Lake, Minnesota, United States
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML198183851
eBird checklist S63167284
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Doug Hitchcox
7 Jan 2020
Piscataquis, Maine, United States
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML323439071
eBird checklist S84502849
Report
rating 4
3 ratings
mario balitbit
31 Mar 2021
Lassen, California, United States
Media notes
Facing NW when shooting. Light wind. No tripod during video (hint the stabilizat
…
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML619932804
eBird checklist S178733388
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Shawneen Finnegan
1 Jun 2024
Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML192832111
eBird checklist S57367187
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rating 5
2 ratings
Kyle Lindemer
14 Jun 2019
St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML451403
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Timothy Barksdale
Jul 1995
Ontario, Canada
Media notes
adult feed nestling in nest cavity (in telephone pole). [SUBJECT Black-backed Wo
…
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML201131631
eBird checklist S65007095
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Martin Flack
24 Oct 2013
Essex, Vermont, United States
Media notes
Female pecking holes in the trunk of a tree. Elevation: 450 m. Date added to IBC
…
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML476642
eBird checklist S18116514
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Benjamin Clock
20 Jun 2011
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Media notes
Female was foraging nearby, traveling with the male. Habitat: Coniferous Forest,
…
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML461488121
eBird checklist S113488119
Report
rating 4
3 ratings
Germain Savard
21 Jun 2022
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Media notes
Le mâle tambourine.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Mechanical sound
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
ML585222991
eBird checklist S141708515
Report
rating 4
2 ratings
Germain Savard
16 Jun 2023
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Media notes
Tambourine.
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
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