Cool Fact #1
The fact of the matter is, that bird (the Pileated Woodpecker) was, in fact, the inspiration for the world famous cartoon character.
Cool Fact #2
The roost of a Pileated Woodpecker usually has multiple entrance holes and is normally located in old growth forests where one finds the large trees it prefers.
Cool Fact #3
Pileated Woodpeckers characteristically dig rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so large that they can cause small trees to break in half.
Cool Fact #4
A Pileated Woodpecker pair stays together on its territory year round. Their range covers the the eastern half of the United States as well as the southern Canadian provinces, with a rather narrow band extending down the West Coast of the U.S. We in Missouri are fortunate to be in their year round range.
Cool Fact #5
The male and female can be told apart by their markings. The male has a red crown and forehead, and red in the black mustache stripe. The female has a gray to yellow-brown forehead and no red in the mustache stripe.
Cool Fact #6
When walking in the woods you may hear rather than see these large crow sized birds. They can be heard calling to each other with a very loud "kuk-kuk-kuk" call. Usually if you hear one call you will soon hear a response from another direction.
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