Wildlife: Our Woodland Woodpecker - huge , 1 by nanny_56

nanny_56 wrote:
Here in my neck of the woods it is about June when they fledge, but might be sooner where you are. Not sure if the sexes make different calls. I can usually tell the female is coming in here because she is fussier then the male. She often makes a wukka, wukka sound a lot of times as she comes down the tree after landing! lol

It took almost a year for them to come regular here but so worth it...so be patient! They seem very good at sensing movement. I photograph them from inside but have to be very careful and move slowly. Hawks will prey on them too. Saw that almost happen last year here in our yard. The hawk just barely missed the pileated!

This is a mother & daughter pair taken last August. 3 pileateds in a tree across from our house. Pileated out at one of our suet feeders showing the wings.