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Pileated Woodpecker

dryocopus pileatus

Photo by feist.br
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Field Notes

Description:

Large male Pileated Woodpecker Northeast of Cincinnati

Habitat:

Wooded areas with some dead wood

Notes:

I saw a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers on this day, but could not get a decent picture of the other. It may have been a female.

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
feist.br
Perhaps. It was a VERY big bird, and it hung out in the area most of the day, jumping from tree to tree to search for food.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011

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