tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166192040219753239.post6605044694217024457..comments2023-09-11T20:17:22.211-05:00Comments on Hybrid Birder: Pileated WoodpeckersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166192040219753239.post-31738113240316058272010-04-14T16:08:10.348-05:002010-04-14T16:08:10.348-05:00Pileated Woodpeckers are dependent on old growth w...Pileated Woodpeckers are dependent on old growth woods - they eat carpenter ants and beetles associated with mature trees. So yes, they are relatively numerous in the Lower Chippewa River. I saw one today on RR107 on the way to Meridean. I seldom see them at my feeder.<br /><br />Red-headed Woodpeckers on the other hand, were once common - but now is in serious decline. Scientists believe it&hvhugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314958335255199348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166192040219753239.post-17217835477515243932010-04-14T14:10:25.749-05:002010-04-14T14:10:25.749-05:00Are these woodpeckers more popular than the redhea...Are these woodpeckers more popular than the redheaded? Growing up all I seen were the redheaded ones, now I see more pileated ones.Linda Weisenbecknoreply@blogger.com