Today we are meeting the Woodpeckers, those chisel faced birds that spend all day banging their head into a tree, sounds frustrating. Well as it turns out the Woodpeckers are evolved for a life of a tree pecking. In this episode we will find out how they do it, why they do it, and how they avoid a concussion.   To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweek Want birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird. Notes: Wrynecks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WryneckPiculet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiculetBlack-backed Woodpecker: https://ebird.org/species/bkbwoo?siteLanguage=en_AUNorthern Flicker: https://ebird.org/species/norfli Gila Woodpecker: https://ebird.org/species/gilwoo?siteLanguage=en_AUGround Woodpecker: https://ebird.org/species/growoo1?siteLanguage=en_AUTongues: https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/science/woodpeckers-hammer-without-headaches/ Tail feathers: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-a26-freshman-seminar-the-nature-of-engineering-fall-2005/47a3837503f2449db79f7d54ec71e171_wp_tail_feathev1.pdfSapsuckers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapsucker Acorn Woodpecker: https://ebird.org/species/acowooDrumming: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/woodpecker-knocking-actually-drum-solo-scientists-say-rcna49456Ivory-billed Woodpecker: https://ebird.org/species/ivbwooIvory-bill rediscovery?: https://earthsky.org/earth/ivory-billed-woodpecker-isnt-extinct/