Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Spotted woodpecker with yellow underwings and tail; black chest-bib on red-shafted western form. Bay Area native; excavates cavity nest; eats ants and beetles from ground.
Plants that support Northern Flicker
4 plants
Blue Elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
tree
Gleans insects from flowers Apr-Jun; consumes berries Aug-Oct
Bay Area native
Irisleaf Rush
Juncus xiphioides
grass
forages for insects among rush vegetation; uses wetland Juncus stands for insect hunting
Bay Area native
Knobcone Pine
Pinus attenuata
tree
Forages on bark beetles and wood-boring insects in Pinus attenuata; occasional nesting
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum
fern
Uses dense fern patches for ground feeding cover and arthropod foraging in moist woodland understory
Bay Area native