We’re still seeing Northern Flickers here, even during freeze snaps. It makes us wonder when and if they’ll migrate..
There still are a few insects plodding about for these woodpeckers to peck and pull and their diet also includes nuts and seeds. Our non-migrating woodpeckers (mostly Pileated, Hairy, and Downy Woodpeckers) manage to find frozen larvae and other winter food, including suet and seed offered at bird feeders.
Maybe Climate Change is gifting us another cackling winter bird. The Flicker shown here is a female; the male looks the same, except he sports a red mustache. (Brooklin, Maine) Go Sox! Go Pats!