Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus)
May form communal or social groups, in which immatures (from previous nestings) and other adults assist in nest building and brood rearing. Usually nests in cavity of snag or live tree, 12-60 feet above the ground.
Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young.
The presence of this species can sometimes be detected by the numerous holes it drills into trees. It places acorns into the holes that it will feed on in the winter. Over the years many thousands of holes may be drilled into a single tree.
