Female Pileated Woodpecker Shares Feeders With Other Woodpeckers - Nov. 20, 2023

A Pileated Woodpecker joins the regular cast of characters at the Cornell Lab FeederWatch Cam this morning. Watch this giant woodpecker hitch to the feeders and use its massive bill to dig out chunks of suet. Can you spot the moment when three species of woodpeckers visit the feeders at once?
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This FeederWatch cam is located in the Treman Bird Feeding Garden at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York. Perched on the edge of both Sapsucker Woods and its 10-acre pond, these feeders attract both forest species like chickadees and woodpeckers as well as some species that prefer open environments near water like Red-winged Blackbirds.
The Wild Birds Unlimited store at Sapsucker Woods has been a part of the visitor experience in the Cornell Lab’s Visitor Center ever since the new building opened in 2003. They are the preferred vendor of official Cornell Lab merchandise and offer a dizzying number of feeders, binoculars, and birdwatching-related gear and gifts to make any bird enthusiast happy. WBU has also pledged support for many of the Cornell Lab’s local efforts, including providing the bird feeders and food for this FeederWatch Cam.
The FeederWatch cam hardware includes an Axis P1448-LE camera with an an ETS ML1-WPW microphone.
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[@megansfo]

She is magificent! And there were three woodpecker species there at once. Ive only seen one once, banging on a metal pole near my house in Seattle.

[@HyperBirbN3rd]

Lol the hairy woodpecker looked so scared

[@marythepaintergirl1257]

I’d be she is huge

[@thelasonj]

all such beautiful birds. i love them! 🩷🩷🩷😊

[@PileatedBlonde]

Absolutely thrilling to see 3 species in one video TOGETHER! Especially love the Downey and Hairy together for size comparison! Pileated is the very species that turned me into a certified Bird Nerd! In my next life I’m coming back as an Orinthologist!

[@jmag9480]

It's such a pleasure to watch pileated woodpeckers. My husband and I love watching all these birds but such a treat when the pileated come to visit. We just had a male and female this morning come for breakfast. Love this.❤

[@tameimpala37]

The Pileated Woodpecker is significantly larger than the other woodpecker species coming to the feeder. A real beauty.

[@ritadifebbo560]

oh they are so beautiful!!

[@MomofaNosyManx]

I cannot believe how big she is! She is just beautiful 😍

[@geminijem]

I love these videos!!!

[@NickLeeds]

Hairy and pileated pecking on same feeder at 4:55

[@jeffgawne]

I’ve had one of these coming to my suet feeder this fall. A female comes, too. The male is HUGE!

[@marythepaintergirl1257]

What a beauty ❤

[@gizmoswife]

I'm curious. What's Mrs. Pileated Woodpecker eating? Is the log feeder filled with meal worms? Suet? Fat? I'd love to try attracting one to our yard! 😊

[@AndHaunted]

I wonder how they avoid having starlings hang around there all day long?

[@Fran-zv6ny]

How is it the bird doesn't get a concussion with all the banging?

[@pattimiller9157]

❤

[@kristinaketelsen5797]

And they say dinosaurs are extinct!

[@NickLeeds]

Where is this location?

[@christinatweet6580]

Ithaca, NY.......at the Cornell Lab feeder! 😘

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