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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

The Pileated Woodpecker prefers large trees for nesting. In young forests, it will use any large trees remaining from before the forest was cut. Because these trees are larger than the rest of the forest, they present a lightning hazard to the nesting birds. (Cornell)

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PublishedDecember 21, 2014

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