Pileated Woodpeckers

MajorOz

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Nov 18, 2009, 4:48:01 PM11/18/09

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I have some resident on my place, but I am seeing a LOT of them in the
last week or so.

Do they migrate?

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oz, in the Ozarks

Larry Sheldon

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Nov 18, 2009, 4:57:47 PM11/18/09

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dunno--we are supposed to have them here, but I've never seen one.

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Nov 18, 2009, 7:07:05 PM11/18/09

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I've never known them to migrate. We have them all year round here.
Could they be coming out in the open to feed more before winter?

Tammie in Northern Ontario

Rick

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Nov 18, 2009, 8:36:30 PM11/18/09

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The show up in our CBC's every year so at least some of them do not
migrate. That would include both ND and MN

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Steve.IA

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Nov 19, 2009, 5:46:00 AM11/19/09

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MajorOz <Maj...@centurytel.net> wrote in news:143346f7-252c-4f1d-9c66-
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Maybe they're just more visible what with the leaves fallen.
One of my favorite times is floating the Current or Buffalo rivers and
listening and watching for the PWs.
We have them in Iowa, but only in deeper widespread woodlands.
Rats.

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jadel

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Nov 19, 2009, 7:56:05 AM11/19/09

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Here in N Central WV, Pileateds are year-round birds. This summer we
had at least two pairs nesting within a couple hundred yards of the
house.
I watched several juveniless learn how to probe for bugs and grubs.

Lately we've had quite a few Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers busy on the
maple tree just behind the house and on the Dawn Redwood at the base
of the yard.

J. Del Col

Josh Hayes

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Nov 19, 2009, 11:48:15 AM11/19/09

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MajorOz <Maj...@centurytel.net> wrote in news:143346f7-252c-4f1d-9c66-
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> I have some resident on my place, but I am seeing a LOT of them in the

> last week or so.
>
> Do they migrate?

I'll chime in with everyone else and agree that they don't seem to be
migratory per se -- they may move from mountains down to foothills around
here, but they stay in the area.

I actually had one in my back yard a week ago. My son yelled to me,
"there's a pileated in the back yard!", and I thought, yeah, SURE there is,
but went to look, and by golly, there he was! Beautiful, and a brand new
yard bird for us.

-Josh in Seattle

Rick

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Nov 19, 2009, 6:23:16 PM11/19/09

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I just got some not very good pictures from a friend of ours, who lives
about 8 blocks away of a Piliated on her suet blocks--I have never seen
them on our feeders but, my son and Daughter-in law lived about 5 blocks
away and they had them on their feeders.

RJP

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:45:38 PM11/19/09

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I agree that Pileateds don't migrate. As for seeing more of them ...
Pileateds are definitely on the increase. In the last 50 years, their
population has approximately tripled. This is usually attributed to
the maturing of the 2nd growth forest, particularly in the east. I
know here at the southern end of Lake Michigan, there were no
Pileateds here before 1980. Now, there are lots.

Randy

maryann kolb

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Nov 20, 2009, 8:26:44 AM11/20/09

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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:48:15 -0600, Josh Hayes <jos...@SPAMblarg.net>
wrote:

When I had a dying Hackberry Tree in my backyard I would have one
from time to time. Now that the tree is gone I guess they won't show
up here. Sigh.

Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC