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What do downy woodpeckers do?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 9/11/2022

Downy Woodpeckers eat a variety of insects including: beetles, ants, Spiders, snails, caterpillars, scale insects, and aphids. They also eat fruits and nuts such as dogwood, service berry, poison ivy, acorns, and Virginia creeper.

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