Nuttall's Woodpecker Sounds

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Life History
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Sounds

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California, November 24, 2019Recorded by Bruce Rideout / Macaulay Library
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California, November 23, 2019Recorded by Bruce Rideout / Macaulay Library
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California, April 22, 2020Recorded by Bob Hasenick / Macaulay Library
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California, July 21, 2013Recorded by Bruce Rideout / Macaulay Library
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California, April 22, 2020Recorded by Bob Hasenick / Macaulay Library
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California, May 25, 2020Recorded by Steve Hampton / Macaulay Library
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California, April 15, 2017Recorded by Bruce Rideout / Macaulay Library
Juvenile calls
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California, June 06, 2018Recorded by Ed Pandolfino / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Both sexes commonly give a short and high pitched pit to communicate with each other. This short call forms the foundation of two other calls: a double note and a rattle. They give the metallic-sounding double pitit note year-round, but more frequently in the winter and spring. The rattle is made up of 14–45 pit notes strung together and given in rapid succession. They typically rattle from October-May. Nuttall's Woodpeckers also make a harsh shrieking call during courtship that sounds similar to the call of an American Kestrel.