Where to See Black-backed Woodpecker in Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Black-backed Woodpecker sightings in Lassen Volcanic

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Where Black-backed Woodpecker has been reported, from 83 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM25% of the busiest hour6 AM75% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM90% of the busiest hour10 AM80% of the busiest hour11 AM70% of the busiest hourNoon60% of the busiest hour1 PM55% of the busiest hour2 PM60% of the busiest hour3 PM70% of the busiest hour4 PM80% of the busiest hour5 PM85% of the busiest hour6 PM60% of the busiest hour7 PM30% of the busiest hour8 PM10% of the busiest hour9 PM0% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Black-backed Woodpecker is most seen 7–10 AM and 5 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black-backed Woodpecker sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	25%
6 AM	75%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	90%
10 AM	80%
11 AM	70%
Noon	60%
1 PM	55%
2 PM	60%
3 PM	70%
4 PM	80%
5 PM	85%
6 PM	60%
7 PM	30%
8 PM	10%
9 PM	0%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Black-backed Woodpecker on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Lassen Volcanic, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide

Life Inside a Burned Tree

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“A burned tree can be a food source for a black-backed woodpecker. Wood-boring beetles colonize fire-killed trees, and their larvae feed beneath the bark and inside the wood. The woodpecker digs them out.”

Plays as you drive near Juniper Lake Campground in Parkwolf’s Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide.

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Wildlife

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Where to see Black-backed Woodpecker in Lassen Volcanic