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Test your birding knowledge by answering some of the following questions about wild birds.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
20 pointsBetween feeding, excavating nest cavities and drumming, woodpeckers can peck up to how many times per second?
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Correct. The answer is 20 times per second, or a total of 8,000-12,000 pecks per day
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Oops! The correct answer is 20 times per second, or a total of 8,000-12,000 pecks per day.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
20 pointsWoodpeckers get headaches from pecking.
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You are right. They have reinforced skulls structured to spread the impact force, and their brains are tightly cushioned and protected from getting headaches.
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Understandable that you would think that, but woodpeckers don’t get headaches from pecking. They have reinforced skulls structured to spread the impact force, and their brains are tightly cushioned and protected.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
20 pointsHow long is a woodpecker’s tongue?
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Amazing! You are right. A woodpecker’s tongue is up to 4 inches long depending on the species, and it wraps around the skull. Many woodpeckers have barbed tongues that help them extract bugs from trees and holes.
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A woodpecker’s tongue is up to 4 inches long depending on the species, and it wraps around the skull. Many woodpeckers have barbed tongues that help them extract bugs from trees and holes.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
20 pointsWoodpeckers do not have vocal songs, and instead they drum on resonant objects such as:
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Yes! They drum on “all of the above” resonant objects – hollow trees, utility poles, chimneys and rain gutters
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You are correct, but the answer we are looking for here is “all of the above.”
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
20 pointsOnly the male Woodpeckers drum to attract mates, establish territories and otherwise communicate.
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No one-sided conversations going on here. Both genders are known to drum to attract mates, establish territories and communicate. Congratulations!
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Now wouldn’t that be like talking to a brick wall. Sorry. Both genders drum to attract mates, establish territories and communicate.
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