{"id":937,"date":"2011-12-05T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T17:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=937"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:37:33","slug":"pileated-in-the-parking-lot-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/pileated-in-the-parking-lot-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pileated in the Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pileated<\/a>
Pileated woodpecker adult with young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[PHOTO: JENNIFER HOWARD, CWF SUPPORTER]<\/p>\n

Thanks to the mature hardwood trees that remain around CWF headquarters in Kanata, Ontario, we have a variety of birds that come to feed and live. One is the huge pileated woodpecker – Canada’s largest woodpecker!<\/p>\n

I hadn’t seen or heard them in the trees that surround our parking lot since the early autumn, but Aaron Kylie, CWF Publications Manager, caught site of one on Friday. I could tell he was impressed by its size, as are most people that see this impressive insect eater. They average 17 to 18 inches long (43 – 45 cm) – a whole lot larger than its cousins which are anywhere from 6 to 9 inches (15 – 22 cm), although the northern flicker comes closer at 13 inches (33 cm). Their vocalizations are loud, as is their drumming which can be heard from far away and their holes are a vertical rounded rectangle.<\/p>\n

Help support these remarkable birds by keeping mature trees on your property – even dead or dying ones called ‘snags’. Follow these links to learn how to recognize pileated woodpecker<\/a> holes, attract them to your area<\/a>, how to keep snags safe<\/a> and other neat stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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