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The nesting process is also intriguing according to The Encyclopedia of North American Birds. The Pileated woodpecker excavates two types of cavities. One hole type is four-sided, rather than round and is created as a result of its search for insects. You can find these rectangular holes on old logs and trees that have fallen on the forest floor. In addition they drill round holes for both nesting and roosting. In the evenings during the nesting process, the male woodpecker sits on the eggs while the female spends the night in an adjoining roosting hole.
Besides keeping many insects in check, this woodpecker contributes to our ecological process by making nesting places for other species. Screech owls, Wood ducks, Bluebirds, and Flying squirrels all give thanks when they find an abandoned Pileated cavity that they can utilize.
Should you be able to see a Pileated up close, you could identify whether it is a male or female quite easily. The male has a red crest from the tip of its bill all the way around to the back of its head; for the female the red stops mid-point on its crest. This male/female coloration pattern is consistent in the entire woodpecker family.
The striking beauty of this spectacular bird is always a thrill to me, and the cries and drumming heard from afar are a reminder of the work these creatures have to do to survive. Our job, hopefully, is to leave some dead or dying trees for them and their future generations.
You may call this wonderful bird, “PIEleh-ated” or PIL-eh-ated, and you won’t be wrong! It will answer to either name.
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