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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

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Field Notes

Description:

The pileated is a very large woodpecker of eastern North America, Canada's boreal forest and part of the west coast. Both sexes look alike, but the male has a red mustache (as in the photograph).

Habitat:

Eastern deciduous forests and northern boreal forests.

Reference Links:

Pileated Woodpecker

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Comments (8)
galewhale..Gale
I know they are great wildlife plants. We've tried to plant only things that are in our yard, I've learned a lot about what animals eat as a result. hahaha especially deer.
galewhale..Gale
Gordon do you know what kind of bush? Is it a dogwood maybe?
galewhale..Gale
They are great gymnasts for such bulky birds! Alice what do you suppose he/she sees in the electric pole?
Gordon Dietzman
Yes, the female has a black mustache instead of a red one. This one was feeding on berries on this bush and was also hanging on in a very precarious manner, sometimes upside down!
alicelongmartin
Thanks Gale for the link. We have one that visits an Electric pole.
galewhale..Gale
Recording of its "song" http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/id We have one that comes and eats from our elderberry bush.... pretty precarious. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeimaya/249902724/ Thanks for the info about the mustache... now I know the one I saw was a female right?

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