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	Pileated Woodpecker
		Pileated Woodpeckers are found throughout eastern North America south of the boreal forest and east and north of the open prairies and arid Southwest.
		Densities of Pileated Woodpeckers are positively correlated with increasing area of old growth bottomland forests, increasing canopy closure and presence of large snags at least 15 inches in diameter.
		Pileated Woodpeckers are primarily insectivorous, but they do eat a variety of vegetable foods such as acorns, beechnuts, grapes, cherries, and the berries of dogwood, Ilex, poison ivy, sumac, Nyssa, hackberry and others.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /pileated_woodpecker_info.htm (767 words)

	NPWRC :: Range Expansion of the Pileated Woodpecker in North Dakota
		The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a year-round resident of deciduous or coniferous forests in southern Canada and in the eastern and northwestern United States (Bull and Jackson 1995).
		The first sighting of a pileated woodpecker on a CBC was a single bird in 1963 in the Fargo-Moorhead (Clay County, Minnesota) count (Fig.
		In northeastern Richland County, one pileated woodpecker was observed in 1986 and one in 1992 (Sauer et al.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/pwprange/print.htm (4398 words)

	Forestry: Ecosystems: Indicator Species: Woodpecker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The pileated woodpecker is named for the crest of red feathers on its head.
		Pileated woodpeckers use their sharp beaks to chip away at dead and dying trees.
		The pileated woodpecker is an indicator of mature and over-mature mixedwood stands.
	interactive.usask.ca /ski/forestry/ecosystems/indicator_woodpecker.html (551 words)

	NatureWorks - Pileated Woodpecker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The pileated woodpecker is about 15 inches in length and is one of the largest woodpeckers found in North America.
		Although the pileated woodpecker is adapted to clinging to the sides of trees, it is a strong flyer and it will even sometimes hop around on the ground.
		The pileated woodpecker "drums" on hollow trees with its bill to claim territory.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/pileatedwoodpecker.htm (345 words)

	Nature Trails: Pileated woodpecker making a comeback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The pileated is indeed the largest and most impressive of all our woodpeckers now that the ivory-bill has almost certainly vanished from the timbered swamps of the Southeast.
		Once common in eastern North America, the pileated woodpecker declined rapidly in the path of lumbering and the clearing of the land for farming.
		The latter inhabited remote bottom-land forests and swamps of the South and vanished as its territory was invaded.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/features/96/10/25/1025nature.0-0.html (955 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A pileated woodpecker was observed by Pat Mattson on May 6, 2000.
		Woodpeckers have a chisel-shaped bill, strong zygodactyl feet (usually 2 toes front, and 2 rear) and stiff spiny tails - special features which enable them to excavate wood.
		Pileateds are non-migratory and appear to occupy the same territory for a number of years.
	www.mv.com /ipusers/env/woodpecker.html (307 words)

	Species Profile - The Pileated Woodpecker
		All woodpeckers have a reinforced skull with a long sticky tongue that is anchored at the base of the bill and wraps around the skull.
		Pileated woodpeckers are unique in the respect that they have been observed moving their eggs from fallen nest trees, and relocating them to another nest site.
		Pileated woodpeckers mate for life, so it was important that she be returned to the area in which she was found.
	www.webbedworks.com /messingerwoods/woodpecker.htm (973 words)

	FifthDayCreations - Pileated Woodpecker
		The pileated woodpecker feeds mostly on carpenter ants, which are found in decaying wood.
		Pileated woodpeckers primarily inhabit mature forests with large trees and snags.
		Predators to the pileated woodpecker's nest are squirrels, tree-climbing snakes, other nesting birds and birds of prey.
	www.fifthdaycreations.com /articles/pileated.asp (470 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Pileated woodpeckers are the largest of the common woodpeckers found in most of North America.
		Pileated woodpeckers do not discriminate between coniferous and deciduous trees—as long as they yield the ants and beetle larvae that make up much of the birds' diet.
		Woodpeckers sometimes access these morsels by peeling long strips of bark from the tree, but they also forage on the ground and supplement their diet with fruits and nuts.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/birds/pileated-woodpecker.html (348 words)

	Hazen's Notch Association > Vermont Nature News™ > Birds > Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus
		The Pileated Woodpecker is our largest woodpecker with a body length of 16" - 19", a weight of 9 ounces - 12.5 ounces, and a wingspan of 26" - 30".
		Pileated Woodpeckers make large rounded rectangular excavations on old trees in search of their favorite foods: carpenter ants & wood boring beetle larvae.
		Pileated Woodpeckers are found in mixed deciduous and coniferous forests where there are large trees.
	www.hazensnotch.org /pileated.htm (566 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker Central
		The Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker are larger
		The Pileated Woodpecker uses it's long tongue to catch and extract ants from tunnels.
		The Pileated Woodpecker is also sometimes a visitor to suet and bird feeders.
	www.pileatedwoodpeckercentral.com /information.htm (793 words)

	www.mrnussbaum.com - Pileated Woodpecker
		The loud drumming of the giant woodpeckers would be audible from within the building's stone walls, and would invariably result in me racing for my binoculars, stumbling outdoors, and watching motionless for minutes as the red crested woodpeckers scaled tree after tree, before taking flight across the valley.
		The Pileated Woodpecker, America's largest woodpecker, is fairly common in dense mixed or deciduous forests, wet woodlands, parks with mature trees, and even suburban neighborhoods.
		Pileated Woodpeckers are non-migratory, and are as likely to be seen in winter as spring or summer.
	www.mrnussbaum.com /pileated.htm (294 words)

	The Pileated Woodpecker
		Before these were half grown, the Woodpeckers returned to the place, and, despite of the cries and reiterated attacks of the Blue-birds, the others took the young, not very gently, as you may imagine, and carried them away to some distance.
		The Pileated Woodpecker is fond of Indian corn, chestnuts, acorns, fruits of every kind, particularly wild grapes, and insects of all descriptions.
		When the Woodpecker first leaves the nest, its bill may easily be bent; six months after, it resists the force of the fingers; and when the bird is twelve months old, the organ has acquired its permanent bony hardness.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F26_G1c.html (2191 words)

	ASNH Ask The Naturalist - Pileated Woodpeckers
		The Pileated Woodpecker, Drycopus pileatus, is a shy, fairly uncommon bird that resides in forests across the eastern United States, Canada, and parts of the western states.
		Pileated Woodpeckers are often confused with the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, which is now considered extinct.
		The Pileated Woodpecker prefers dense, mature forests to inhabit, but they are adapting well to human intrusion and becoming more and more common in second growth and disturbed woodlands.
	www.nhaudubon.org /naturalist/naturalistpileated.htm (660 words)

	LiveScience.com - Ivory-billed Woodpecker Debate Heats Up
		The ivory-billed woodpecker is, or was, one of the largest woodpeckers in the United States, measuring about 20 inches long and weighing a little over one pound.
		Its plumage is characterized by white trailing feathers on both the underside and topside of the wings.
		Pileated woodpeckers are similar in coloring, except their wings are mostly fl on top with white lines in the middle, and white with fl trimming on the underside.
	www.livescience.com /animalworld/060316_woodpecker_debate.html (1141 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Dryocopus pileatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		While the woodpecker is in flight, the white wing lining (the underside of the wing) is visible.
		The species most similar to the Pileated Woodpecker is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, a larger woodpecker which is thought to be extinct.
		Also, an Ivory-billed Woodpecker lacks white on the chin and the small white eye stripe that extends from behind the eye to the crest.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/piciformes/dpileatus.html (471 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Eastern Deciduous Forest - Pileated Woodpecker
		Identifying Features: The large size of the pileated woodpecker in addition to the red, triangular cap, and the white fl and white markings of the head are distinctive.
		Food: The Pileated Woodpecker, like many woodpeckers uses a chisel-chaped bill to pry bark away from tree trunks searching for insects and insect larvae between the bark and the growing layer of the tree.
		Behavior: The Pileated Woodpecker is a strong flier with an irregular flapping motion.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/edf/bird/pileated.htm (244 words)

	Canada Gardens! - The Pileated Woodpecker
		The silent flight of the giant Pileated Woodpecker high in the canopy is a sight to behold.
		Trees are are best for woodpeckers are those that are most susceptible to attack by bark beetles and wood borers.
		The emerald ash borer, an introduced species, is reproducing so rapidly that many birders have noticed increased activity around ash trees and pileated woodpecker numbers in general.
	canada-gardens.com /2pileatedwoodpecker.html (549 words)

	Animal Tracks - Pileated Woodpecker
		Pileated woodpeckers are the largest North American woodpeckers.
		The large holes abandoned by the woodpeckers are used by other animals as nest holes, or as shelter.
		If the woodpecker is feeding on beetles, you can sometimes find the beetle frass in the excavations.
	www.bear-tracker.com /pileatedwoodpecker.htm (318 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker
		Pileated Woodpeckers are large, spectacular birds that make even the most avid birdwatcher stop and look.
		In the Ozark and Ozark Border natural divisions, Pileated Woodpeckers were recorded in 83 percent and 74 percent of blocks respectively, as compared with 18 percent to 42 percent of blocks in other natural divisions.
		Pileated Woodpeckers establish territories during late February and March and lay Eggs: from late April through mid-May, as Renken noted in a personal communication.
	mdc.mo.gov /nathis/birds/birdatlas/maintext/0400361.htm (406 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker
		The pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker is Region One.
		Pileated woodpeckers only nest in very large, relatively tall, ponderosa pine, western larch, or fl cottonwood snags, although in Idaho, pileated woodpeckers can be found nesting in western redcedar snags.
		Conversely, at the upper elevational limits of pileated woodpecker habitat, old forests and large snags remain at historically normal levels.
	www.fs.fed.us /r1/cohesive_strategy/integration/wildlife/pw.htm (300 words)

	The Spinning Guy: Pileated Woodpecker !
		In some parts of the country, the bird is almost common, but it's always been a special sight for me. When I was a kid on the the farm in Wisconsin, there were only a few Pieated Woodpeckers in the state, but we had a breeding pair on our farm.
		I was disappointed when a tornado tore down the tree containing their nest -- although the same tornado demolished our house, so at the time, the nest was just one more nice thing ruined by the storm.
		I don't think he was specifically targeting the woodpecker, but he's kind of a big, loud target and I got distressed thinking he might get shot.
	www.umpqua-uppers.com /spinning_guy/2006/11/pileated-woodpecker.html (393 words)

	PILEATED WOODPECKER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		PR The pileated woodpecker is the largest of the family (excluding the ivory-billed, generally thought extinct) and certainly the most outstanding.
		This distinction is best exemplified by some of the names given it by writers: great god woodpecker, good god woodpecker, lord god woodpecker and cock of the woods.
		The pileated woodpecker expresses the spirit of the wild and should be accorded the greatest protection possible.
	www.baylink.org /wpc/pwpecker.html (199 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Pileated Woodpecker, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In general conclusion it may be said that the pileated woodpecker has the habit and manner of a giant, forest-loving flicker.
		Voice.--Throughout the greater part of the year the pileated woodpecker is a relatively silent bird, but during the nesting season drumming and calling are frequent.
		Winter.--As is true of other members of the family, the pileated woodpecker may in fall be found digging for himself a cavity for winter occupancy.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch71-80/pileated.html (7715 words)

	AAAS - AAAS News Release
		One of the world's largest woodpeckers, the ivory-billed woodpecker is one of six North American bird species suspected or known to have become extinct since 1880.
		Reports from the 1980s of a subspecies of ivory-billed woodpecker in Cuba are widely accepted as valid, though efforts to confirm the continued existence of this population have failed.
		The size, specifically the distance from wing to tail, is appropriate for an ivory-billed woodpecker and larger than that of the pileated woodpecker, which has a similar appearance to the ivory-billed woodpecker.
	www.aaas.org /news/releases/2005/0428ibw.shtml (520 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Woodpecker, common name for members of a family of birds distinguished by their ability to cling to tree trunks and dig holes in the wood with their beaks.
		Woodpeckers are found throughout most of the world except Australia.
		The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is common in the United States and Canada.
	www.duneland.com /birding/photo/Pileated.htm (135 words)

	Audubon
		In one study, Pileated Woodpeckers spent 58% of their foraging time on dead wood and 36% on live wood.
		Management should be focused on extending forest harvest rotations to maintain foraging and nesting habitat, and retain dead and dying trees in a range of habitats.
		If you manage forested systems within the range of the Pileated Woodpecker, seek guidance on managing your land to retain large blocks of 600-900 acres, retaining a canopy cover of more than 60% in at least half the area and leave three or more snags per acre, following research by The Nature Conservancy.
	www.audubon.org /bird/ivory/pileated.php (723 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker
		Pileated woodpeckers make their nest in a tree cavity.
		Pileated woodpeckers "drum" on trees with their bill to claim territory.
		They may also make displays of bill-waiving, crest raising, and spreading their wings to show their white lining or even peck at intruders.
	www.santacruzspca.org /documents/woodpecker.html (185 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Ivory-billed Woodpecker
		The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is a large fl and white woodpecker, surpassed in size only by the Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico.
		White wing patches and a stripe down the side of its neck continuing down its back distinguish it from the Pileated Woodpecker, the only bird that could be confused with this species.
		Be aware that Pileated Woodpeckers look a lot like Ivory-bills and are very common.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=110 (883 words)

	Pileated Woodpecker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker.
		The only North American birds of similar plumage and size are the Ivory-billed Woodpecker of the Southeastern United States and Cuba, and the related Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico.
		The Pileated Woodpecker was the model for the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pileated_Woodpecker (397 words)

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