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Pileated Woodpecker (Original Post)
Donkees
Apr 2023
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WheelWalker
(9,207 posts)1. We've had an influx of PWP these last few years.
Our most common peckers (aside from sapsuckers) are the Downy WP and the Acorn WP. However, with the persistent die off of drought/insect-stressed conifers over the past decade, avian demographics are shifting.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)2. I think they were saying these birds were extinct when I was growing up.
Beautiful bird
SharonAnn
(13,908 posts)3. We saw one hanging out in our backyward trees a few years ago. They are HUGE!
Jilly_in_VA
(11,093 posts)4. We get these in our backyard
The are big, and they are LOUD when they pound on the trees! They are also hilarious when they have to twist themselves into a pretzel to get into the suet feeder in the winter.
pansypoo53219
(21,785 posts)5. i saw 2 when i was a kid. memorable.