You can find these birds in woodland areas and sometimes in wooded suburban areas. Males will pick a site for the nest and begin to excavate it early on in the breeding season, their nests are usually in dead trees and trunks. To initiate courtship, males will tap on their tree trunks to attract a female and if the female is interested, she will tap back to the male. They will make their nests in the same tree year after year but will often use a different cavity, they lay about 2-6 eggs per brood. These birds are permanent residents of Tennessee and will stay in the state year-round. They are most active during their breeding seasons and they can be seen all across the state.