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Pileated Woodpecker (male feeding young)

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

These Pileated Woodpeckers made their nest hole in a telephone pole along a power line cut.

Notes:

While I was watching this nest hole, first the female came in and fed the chicks, then a few minutes later this male flew in and also fed the chicks.

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Pileated Woodpecker

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Comments (57)
RiekoS
You are the best person to create one for us!!
Tom15
Rieko, I agree these are special birds. I haven't seen any mission just for woodpeckers though.
RiekoS
Pileated Woodpecker is such a special bird. Is there a mission for Pileated Woodpecker (or woodpecker)?
AshleyT
I don't blame you, I wouldn't have been able to pass it up either! I've found a white-eyed vireo nest, the egg should be hatching any day now :) Soon I will get to the spotting of mom on the nest, so freaking adorable!
Tom15
Thanks Ashley! I heard about this nest cavity and had to go check it out and I'm glad I did:-)
AshleyT
Congrats on Spotting of the Week! These are such neat birds, so cool you got to see the little babies too!
Tom15
Thanks gatorfellows
gatorfellows
Congratulations on the National Geographic SOTW :)
Tom15
Thanks Tishanne, Luis and Larry!
Tishanne Patterson
Wonderful spotting. Thank you for sharing your excellent pictures and observation. Congrats!
Josh Asel
fantastic spotting! well deserved congrats!
Tom15
Thanks Sachin and Satyen!
Sachin Zaveri
Very heart touching series Tom, Congratulations,, I would like to share with you http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9990450
Tom15
Thank you for the nice comments Gilma, Two Cans, Mona and Maria!
Maria dB
Absolutely wonderful spotting!
Mona Pirih
Congratulations, Tom.. It's very nice photographs
MaryL
Congrats on the sotw
Tom15
Thanks Reza, Debbie and Christine I added that informative link!
Debbie Stewart
Congratulations on the well deserved SOTW, been a great week for you! :-)
catgrin
Oh! AND congrats! Terrific photo!!!
catgrin
Here's a link to add: Bird Web, it has the song & hammering sound recorded, range, and preservation status. http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/pileated_woodpecker
Tom15
Thank you for all the nice comments and for choosing my picture for the SOTW:-)
MacChristiansen
Congratulations Tom for National Geographic, Spotting of the Week
YukoChartraw
Congratulations Tom! Thank you for sharing your amazing spottings!
KerryHawkins
Congrats Tom on the National Geographics SOTW. Yay!!!
KarenL
What a week it's been for you Tom! Congratulations, as well as earning a well deserved spotting of the day, you have now done the double! A pileated woodpecker feeds its young in our National Geographic Spotting of the Week. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152893199860603&set=a.10152553642825603.956331.10150120463815603&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/posts/10151472993558951 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/343600110644641792
RiekoS
Congratulations Tom for National Geographic, Spotting of the Week!! http://www.facebook.com/natgeo?ref=stream
HemaShah
They do look ready to fledge. 15 days after birth usually. Keep an eye on the nest!!
Tom15
Thanks Charlene and Jemma the parents were very busy. The young must be just about ready to fledge.
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22751080 I made a three part series! Parents in your spotting must have been very busy,feeding 3 hungry ones. They can be very demanding.
Tom15
Thanks drP and Karen. Rieko, I'm with you, I get excited seeing Pileated Woodpeckers.
drP
Beautiful pictures. It's like they were posing for you.

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PublishedJune 7, 2013

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