Pileated Woodpecker

Male Pileated Woodpecker Up A Tree

By Mia McPherson|November 30th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Pileated Woodpeckers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: autumn, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Dryocopus pileatus, fall, male, Pileated Woodpecker, tree, trunk, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

Earlier this week, I was happy when I took my first acceptable images of a male Pileated Woodpecker in a tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Pileated Woodpecker – The 2021 ABA Bird of The Year

By Mia McPherson|January 5th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Hillsborough County, Lettuce Lake Regional Park, Pileated Woodpeckers, Pinellas County|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, adult, American Birding Association, Australian Pines, branch, Dryocopus pileatus, female, male, perched, Pileated Woodpecker, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

The American Birding Association has selected the Pileated Woodpecker as their Bird of the Year for 2021 and I think it is an excellent choice.