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Williamson's Sapsucker Sounds

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California, June 14, 1990Recorded by Dave Herr | Macaulay Library
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Oregon, April 29, 2012Recorded by Bob McGuire | Macaulay Library
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Colorado, June 28, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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Wyoming, June 04, 1997Recorded by Gregory Budney | Macaulay Library
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Colorado, May 29, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
Drum
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Colorado, May 29, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
Juvenile calls
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California, June 18, 2006Recorded by Gregory Budney | Macaulay Library

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Calls

A high, nasal chyaah that sounds like a raptor is the most often heard call. Pairs also give a staccato chatter and a rattling trill during nesting season.

Other Sounds

Both males and female drum on trees, but males do so more often and with greater volume. Their drum tapers off in volume and speed, making it unlike that of Red-breasted Sapsuckers’ more erratic rhythm.

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Woodpeckers(Order: Piciformes, Family: Picidae)

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