How to Use woodpecker in a Sentence

woodpecker

noun

• The state's largest woodpecker, the bird bores 3- to 4-inch holes in the trunks of dead trees.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
• The woodpeckers have learned that the granary tree is the best way to do this.
  — Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• The woods are quiet, but for the drilling of a woodpecker.
  — Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
• At no point does the woodpecker appear to deal the chicks a death blow.
  — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 4 Jan. 2017
• Somehow, a woodpecker in the desert just didn’t seem right.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
• The owls often like to make their nests in the cavities that woodpeckers have left in the trees.
  — Shannon Sims, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
• By the way, this is an adult male red-bellied woodpecker.
  — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
• Herons, egrets, sandhill cranes and pileated woodpeckers are among the dozens of species of birds that hang out here.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019
• Hear about the woodpeckers in Indiana and learn how to attract them to your own yard.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
• Even a woodpecker shimmies down from atop the tree, but heads back up for insects.
  — Allan Ripp, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2020
• As if on cue, a woodpecker swooped in and began to poke its long, narrow beak into the thick trunk.
  — Quanta Magazine, 29 Nov. 2021
• Despite many searches mounted over the years, the woodpecker hadn’t been seen in decades.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• Keep an eye out for this desert woodpecker as another species to add to your life list.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
• The same woodpecker attacked the soffits on both of our houses.
  — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
• In the meantime, spring is peeking through, and the two older ones are busy naming the bugs, the fox, and the woodpecker that can be seen through our windows.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 17 Apr. 2020
• Puffs of snow blow through a wall of open glass doors; a sweep of white landscape is pierced only by spindly trees and the scarlet legs of a woodpecker.
  — Danielle Demetriou, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
• The estate of Jorge Figueroa claims the state should have removed the tree, which the suit describes as rotting and covered in woodpecker holes.
  — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• Downy, hairy, red-bellied, and pileated are the four common woodpecker species this time of year.
  — Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• The woodpeckers often hung out in her Colorado Springs, Colorado, front yard and had likely pecked through the ice to get a drink.
  — Nancy Averett, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2019
• Holes that are in rows are caused by woodpeckers and sapsuckers.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
• But findings about the woodpecker's skull bones might be more useful.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2011
• In Texas, a man claims to see the mysterious black-and-white woodpecker a few times a week on his land near an airport in Longview.
  — Ryan Felton, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• At this point, the woodpecker begins extracting brain and blood with its long, sticky tongue.
  — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 4 Jan. 2017
• Small like a hummingbird or large like a crow or woodpecker?
  — Amy Chillag, CNN, 21 Apr. 2020
• There is no Wi-Fi or television at Tree Top, just the rustling of the birch trees and a cacophony of woodpeckers.
  — Tiffany Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018
• For a larger bird like a hawk or woodpecker that might try to sink a beak or talon into your skin, call in an expert right away.
  — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2020
• The forest is a large and welcome habitat for forest birds like the veery, wood thrush, and a variety of owls and woodpeckers.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 26 Apr. 2018
• A family of woodpeckers have made their home in a rotted tree.
  — Jason Ruiter, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 May 2017
• Think of a woodpecker’s skull and beak, the protective way a fish’s scales overlap, or the thick rind that keeps a falling fruit from breaking open.
  — Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 14 June 2017
• Worse still, woodpeckers drill into the wood, hoping to feed on carpenter bees and their larvae.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024