The Northern Flicker Woodpecker
is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the
ground,
ants are its favorite food, and the Northern
Flicker Woodpecker will dig in the dirt to find them. It uses
its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.
Northern Flicker woodpeckers give a call that sounds like
a long series of loud "wik-wik-wik" notes. They also have a
softer "wik-a-wik-a-wik-a," and a strong single-note "peah."
The Northern Flicker Woodpecker prefers open
country with trees, parks and large gardens; especially
in or at the edge of open woods.
