FACTivity – Pecking Order

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In this FACTivity, you will research black-backed woodpeckers and learn about what they eat and where they prefer to build nests. Then you will pretend to be a black-backed woodpecker and write a letter to another species of woodpecker to describe your life living in post-fire forests in the Sierra Nevada.

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What attracts Black-backed woodpeckers to their habitat?

Materials:

  • Computer/internet access or access to a library for research
  • Writing utensil
  • Paper
English

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Pecking Order: What Types of Post-Fire Snag Areas Do Woodpeckers Prefer?

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