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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by RedTopRanger
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34.1476, -84.7074

Field Notes

Description:

Huge woodpecker with bright red crest and white streak on face. White patch on wings (second picture). Makes a loud cry and very loud pecking noise when looking for food.

Habitat:

Just inland of Allatoona Lake in a pine oak forest.

Reference Links:

Pileated Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitholo…

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PublishedMarch 4, 2013

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