Live Woodpecker Web cam in Boundary County, Idaho

Behind my office is an old dead snag with several busy woodpeckers drilling holes and creating nest all day long. The birds you will see here are mostly the western woodpecker. About three weeks ago they started drilling into our office and brought themselves to my attention by the repeated hammering right outside the wall! I considered taking measures to deter them from ruining my siding but after watching them for a while I found that watching a woodpecker work is fascinating!

With strong talons dug into the wood, and their tail tucked under their body for balance they hammer away with persistence. I was afraid all my activity mounting the camera would scare them away... And it did for a little while. But I hung up a bag of "wood pecker chow" (rendered beef suet mixed with bird seed) and they soon came pounding back... Only now they spend more time with he suet then hammering away on my wall (what a relief to my ears)!

In the camera image below there are two hot spots to see these birds. The first one the camera opens up on is the outside wall of my office. The second scene can be seen by panning all the way left and zooming in. The two dead snags are their favorite hide out with five holes bored into it so far.

Camera Instructions:

In order to see the web cam you will need to have Java installed. If you do not see it on the left then Download Java for free.

Wait a min!!!!! I don't see a woodpecker nest!?? What's going on here? Hold tight! It's there alright!.

To see the Woodpecker nest

Click the camera control button on the bottom right of the viewer.

Then in the drop down box on the bottom choose woodpecker nest.

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What kind of woodpeckers live in Idaho?

Idaho has a large variety of woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers. The general family name is called Picidae and are defined by Chisel-billed, wood boring birds with strong zygodactyl feet (that means two toes in the front and two in the rear), remarkably long tongues, and stiff spiny tails that act as props when climbing. Flight is usually undulating. They usually eat tree boring insects, some species eat ants, flying insects, berries, acorns and tree sap.

Here are the kinds of woodpeckers and related birds you can expect to see in Idaho.

Lewis Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Three-Toed Woodpecker
Yellow Shafted Flicker
Red-Shafted Flicker
Gilded Flicker