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| Female: red crest on back half of head |
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| Male: red crest on entire head plus red "moustache" |
Every week we see a Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus in the woods, or on the suet feeders at the edge of the woods. Today both a male and female were searching up and down the tree trunks for insects. Each bird is 15 to 20" long, with a wingspan of 26 to 29". A pair may stay together year around; they'll begin excavating a nesting hole in late March.
