Comments on: The Pileated Woodpecker: Red-Crested Rarity

By: Tammie

Tammie — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:50:30 +0000

i have seen these before in our backyard. but this morning they just looked extra beautiful…..and i couldnt get any pictures they were too fast and my phone camera isnt very good. But there was two of them here in our backyard in Pennsylvania this am :)

By: Debbie Becker

Debbie Becker — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:24:51 +0000

It may be that it saw its reflection in your window and thought it was another woodpecker. Most male birds are territorial -especially at this time of year -when they are breeding. Or, if your window has a lot of reflection it may have thought it was the woods or sky and attempted to fly through. If that’s the case you can simply cut a bird like figure from construction paper and tape it to the window or place a decal on the glass so that the woodpecker won’t think it’s flying straight through. They are certainly spectacular birds and we are quite honored to have one at the Garden after all this time. The bird walks begin Sept. 1 at 11am if you would like to join us.

By: John Grissmer

John Grissmer — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:53:10 +0000

Debbie, a Pileated Woodpecker “attacked” the windows of my house in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on a day In May of this year. Tap tap tap. It is indeed a dramatic looking creature, a little scary. It has been fun doing the research that finally identified it. Yes, screechy, and seemingly disoriented it was. Maybe it had never been away from the deep woods near our house.