Pileated Woodpecker at suet feeder

March 29, 2010 Bird Suet Feeder

Since heavy snow has covered the ground for several weeks, Pileated Woodpeckers have become regular visitors to the suet feeders at the Ornithology Center and Earth Discovery Center. These large, crow-sized woodpeckers are residents in Indiana year round. This particular Pileated is a female – the male would have red continuing from the crest all the way to the base of the beak rather than partway, and a red “moustache” extending along the side of the face.

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