Pileated Woodpeckers Amazing Calls
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- Pileated Woodpeckers sounds and calls close-up. Three of them made a rare and exciting visit to the backyard. I got an extended capture of a male - the real "Woody Woodpecker". The other two - one of which was a female made continuous calls for about 5 minutes while the male calmly pecked for food. They are probably a family unit. Very few birds get me as excited as the sudden raucous appearance of the Pileateds!
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These woodpeckers live at my house in West Virginia and they are so big they're just amazing I love them
I'm in the hills outside of Pittsburgh and I see them from time to time too. I'm watching this now because I saw one just yesterday on my suet feeder. And yes, I love them too. Last one I saw was last year just up the road. However , when I'm in the woods I hear them much more than I see them.
Same
These Beauties are indeed LOUD. I have a mating pair in the ravine in my backyard up here in Ontario Canada and the female calls out for hours on end sometimes every day in spring and early summer starting at like 645 7am
I get red bellies and downeys in my backyard at the feeders, but never saw one of these guys until hiking in the woods (in PA) yesterday. I saw two! Amazing.
You make me feel so lucky and blessed , the red bellies , downy and hairy are usual visitors in our yard but last week the pileated came and made me jump of happiness
About 4 yrs ago .,I happened to be up earlier than usual..Looked out window and I saw one near my suet feeder...This made my entire bird watching hobbie so gratifying and worth it!!!
Yes!! This is what just happened to me!
They get excited when any animals come into their territory.😊
I have a pair that visits my birdbath and suet on my deck. One time it was mom, dad and 2 young ones that came in. Awesome sight to see!
Mary, We have several that come daily to our suet feeders. Even the one on the back deck. On several occasions we've had a male and female going thru the mating ritual etc. on our back railing. What a site to see. They are so cool to watch, one of my favs.....I live in the Mo. oazrks
judith zeid Where’s the best place to hang the suet feeders? I don’t have a deck, but I get Red-Bellied Woodpeckers daily on my wood fence where I put birdseed and peanuts. I bought some suet and feeders and hung 2 of them on my fence, and I’ve seen at least a dozen Red-Bellied Woodpeckers in the past 2 days, eating the birdseed all around the suet, yet they haven’t touched the suet. Should I leave them there or hang them off a tree branch instead?
@@ILive2Rescue I know this reply is a few months late, but the birds will avoid the suet if it's spoiled or gone rancid as it might do in the warmer months. (There are also suet cakes developed to stay good in hot weather.) Try again for the winter with a fresh suet cake that has a mixture of nuts and seeds in it, and good luck!
@@ILive2Rescue hang the suet where the woodpecker has a place to rest the tail. Mine is on a 2x4. the woodpecker can get to the suet from 3 sides and his tail will be on the 2x4 while eating. the Downy, being smaller even gets on the top.
Thanks for watching. I was lucky these Pileateds stayed around so long and came in the open a bit - as you say they are tough to capture in the dense foliage. Have a great holiday weekend!
I hope you do. I've had fleeting glimpses of them in the wild but it was just luck that they came into the backyard and made all that ruckus! Thanks for watching the channel - I upload new nature videos every week!
Sounds like the Fish Crows aren’t happy to be drowned out. lol I love these birds.
We now have 3 species of woodpecker, and WE LIVE BY THE HOSPITAL! This town is LITTERED with birds. The best thing about Ohio.
So far, I have Red Bellied and Downey's... I'm stoked ro see them dining at my feeders! ❤
Thanks for watching. That's great that you see them everyday. They typically don't hang around feeders.
That's why I'm so stoked!
Saw two on a tree together while walking the dogs this evening. I've seen them on rare occasions in the past but never two together. They make quite a
racket and are certainly striking looking creatures!
You are lucky to see two - they are such stunning birds!
Oh my goodness! What a raucous they made. At first it reminded me of the call of the Kookaburra, but after I listened to a video to compare, the Kooks are way more irritating! LOVED seeing this beautiful Pileated Woody. He just looked around, pecked at bit & minded his own business. Another great video, BB. ♥
I love Pileated Woodpeckers they are amazing birds.
I saw a pileated woodpecker very early one morning around 5:00am . I happened to live at the time next to a very forested area.. I was so excited tried to get my camera but it had already flew away.😓. But it made my bird watching hobby totally worth it. And I think about that day often. 🐦🦉🦅🕊️🦆🦋🐞🐝☮️
Seeing one pop up on the front porch a couple times to peck at the side of the porch frame and it was a huge one!!
Thank you for posting this. They're such beautiful birds!
i get these pretty often around my house, they can make quite the racket when excited
OMG I had one of these visit my feeder yesterday. I live in Oregon and have never seen such a beautiful bird. (doesn't help I grew up in the desert) Now all I can do is watch for him again. So big nothing I expected.
I saw some giant wood peckers in the mountain. The size of crows at least. This old man called them Indian hens.
The calls of Pileated was really so cool. You had a very nice close up of a male at around 3:00. I love Pileateds so much too. Great capture, my friend! :)
O you are so lucky! I have a pair with babies in my back yard but cant get good footage of them for all the tree leaves. I love the woodpecker family. So fun to watch! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you my friend! So often I've heard them and then caught a fleeting blurry glimpse. I was fortunate that the male was in the open a bit and I was able to get him in focus in the heavy cover. Never really saw the other two clearly.
Yes. you certainly are lucky to have had these gorgeous big woodpeckers in your backyard. I see them occasionally, in the woods, if I am lucky but they are very secretive about their homes.
Joan
Joan Ouellette Yes, I've never found their nests although they must be reasonably close in the woods behind the house. They make a racket whenever they stop by so I know when to grab the camera.
BB
With it's bright red head and top knot, the Pileated Woodpecker LOOKS like Woody Woodpecker; but Woody's call is much more like the Acorn Woodpecker, whose call has the rising ah, ah, ah, AH ha (but faster). Also, the Acorn is more social and livelier than the Pileated Woodpecker that flaps noisily between the trees around my home. (I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California's Bay Area.) The Acorn is also VERY aggressive, easily intimidating the larger Stellar Jays that visit my bird bath during our dry summer months. Notwithstanding their differences, woodpeckers are fun to have around.
I have 1 in my back yard tree every day. He is about 17 inches tall. He does nothing but rip up the tree and leave a mess, for me to clean. VERY COOL
This is the noise they make when they want to clear all the other small birds away from my feeders, so they get the whole setup to themselves.
All the other birds hear it inbound and immediately scatter.
They love popcorn trees down south.
Just seen one in Oakland county.michigan
Never seen one before!
Their sooo cute I love birds!
I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT. ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE IS A LARGE WETLAND AREA. TODAY WHILE RELAXING AFTER MOWING, I HEARD THIS NOISE THINKING IT WAS A TURKEY, OF WHICH THERE ARE 40-50 LIVING THERE. I HAVE SEEN PILATED'S BEFORE, BUT NEVER THIS CLOSE TO HOME.
PILATEDS ARE AMAZING TO WATCH. I'M SO GLAD THERE'S ONE OR TWO LIVING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME.
Wonderful video of a striking bird!
+Don Gagnon Thanks - this one was a little lucky!
+MyBackyardBirding You're welcome friend! The calls really were amazing! Did you find any of the Pileated Woodpecker's distinctive rectangular holes?
I have some coming to my deck every day now. It's been quite an adventure, trying to woo them in, doing things wrong, almost losing them... getting them back.. The male is especially skittish. They like to just hang out and "own" the area. They NEVER shut up unless they're feeding their faces. Their calls are primal and iconic. Great image quality. Thank YOU!
Wow! your lucky to have them coming to your deck. They definitely have a lot of charisma and announce their presence. Where we are they stick to the heavy woods and brush. Woodpeckers and Owls are my favorite birds and are featured frequently on the YT channel. Thanks for stopping by.
MyBackyardBirding We have lots of both here, I'll try to upload some footage soon. :-)
***** That's great. They are very elusive here - sticking mostly to the deep forest.
BB
Thanks Mark - I think it was the parents and a newly fledged young and that was what all the ruckus was about. The male made my day by getting in the open a bit and acting naturally.
I'm big fan of your channel! So the sound in the background are the parents of this woodpecker?
Three pileated woodpeckers are calling at once at about the 1:40 mark!
This one looks like that cute troublemaker in cartoons!
Elizabeth Abrantes Woody Woodpecker!
Yep! That's the one! I love Woody and also your pic!
They land on the trunks of palm trees here in central Florida..... lots of bugs in the remnants of old rotting fronds. THE BIRD IS HUGE for a woodpecker....20 inch body, 30 inch wingspan.....
Thank You - it was the first time I had a close and extended encounter with the Pileated. We spend a lot of time with owls - but the big woodpeckers are exciting!
I thought I heard one outside my home in my big oak tree,but to my surprise it was a Northern flicker. As you probably already know they sound similar.
I have been hoping to see these beauties in my backyard for years. Just recently I found out my sister has 3 visiting her on a regular basis. She lives about 4 miles away so I'm hopeful that soon, I'll see some in my own neighborhood.
I just looked these up on google because I was sitting on my front porch and heard several on either side of me in the woods. I am in Tennessee and even though I e always had these beautiful birds around, I’ve never heard them carry on this way. They are in deep a hoot to watch and listen to.
My favorite neighborhood bird. They sound like a jungle cruise! My screech owls sound like they are mating for a second time this year.
Thanks my friend! This was really the first time in many encounters that I had a close and extended look at the Pileated in a natural setting. I have been frustrated many times. Woodpeckers are always moving.
I have three that bang on my house and sit on my porch and yell at me to come feed them 🤣 I insist they’re americas kookaburras due to they’re smart and somewhat annoying behavior! 🤣 god I love them lmaooo
I get excited every time I hear/see one! BB
Your so lucky I haven’t seen any in years,beautiful birds ❤️
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I have one near me in Government Camp, Oregon right now. Doing the fast caw, sounds like a jungle up here right now. So loud and assertive.
Lendog22 These are the birds that get me most excited!
Amazing to watch the Pileated Woodpecker, it is not something you get to see often.
Woodpeckers are really very difficult to film in nature. I know it, because I have tried it often enough. Stay healthy my dear friend.
Although I love all the birds that visit my yard, the Northern Flicker and the Pileated Woodpecker get me the most excited. In fact, although Northern Flickers have been regular (although not daily) feeders over the years, I had never seen a Pileated Woodpecker until one landed on my deck last week, apparently calling for food I didn't have. Either my feeders were not large enough or he didn't feel safe here yet. But he returned a few nights later, so I'm prepared for his next visit and hope he blesses me with his presence more often. Thank you for your beautiful video. You are indeed lucky to have this on camera!
Thanks - you should check out the live woodpecker nest feed we have going: czcams.com/video/bj3TQ_BeOeU/video.html
....we have one that visits now and then---- he/she clears the deck when it lands---everybody else scatters- they are beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing
Here in NC I have a Woody that stops by up to three times a day, he loves the hot pepper suet I hang and does he every take a hunk out of it. I know there must be a female around but I have not seen her.
Beautiful birds!
There was one way up in one of my trees a few years ago. I got a good look at it. It was pecking up a big racket, I thought a carpenter with a hammer was up there! :D
They look and sound like such tropical birds. Some day I will have to see them in the wild.
MiTmite9 They are hard to find - its just luck sometimes - exciting birds!
MyBackyardBirding Lucky you, to see them. We have Acorn woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpeckers, but nothing like Pileated. The Pileateds are awesome.
I have three that comes to my feeders.Since they had a baby they come three or four times a day.I have great video's I just haven't posted them yet.
I had one of these near my camp in the woods of KY recently. Although slightly obnoxious, I loved hearing and seeing it. They are kind of big birds and real pretty to see.
Awesome to catch "Woody" on film. They are such a cool bird. We have a small square suet hanger out at the end of our deck and was so surprised to see one at the suet....has come back a handful of times. It's so thrilling to watch them, they are HUGE especially when they are on that small wire cage. Spring is coming here in Pittsburgh so it's time to take the suet down, but I can watch them thru binoculars when I hear them "knocking" on trees.
What a treat.
+PJ mush Thanks, yes they are amazing birds - lucky to have them coming to your deck!
Yes we have them here in Ohio visiting our suet too....about 1 hr away from you PJ.I hope you have a great day.
Why would you take the suet down?
This handsome "doctor" was checking up on my backyard trees this morning. I've seen him around few times. It's a biggie!
nachod1282 Your lucky, they are birds with a presence!
Gorgeous and cool birds - saw two "dancing" all around a tree once in NJ - it was an awesome sight!
much lovelier than Woody :) these lovely birds should have the complete right to live!
Agreed!
I have never seen one of those! I have a few downy woodpeckers, a female, and 2 males, but WOW, these pileated woodpeckers! super cool!
Yes, they don't stop by often but when they do you know it!
I have several downey and hairy woodpeckers here where I live..I suspect pileated woodpeckers r also here as there r many downed rotting trees and some dead standing trees here ..I am always looking 4 different birds to show up as migration continues...living in a northern forest near Algonquin park has its perks!
the call of the acorn woodpecker is what inspired woody woodpeckers' call.
what's funny is that the 2 PW we hear are not the one we see.
We also hear blue jay and (I think) a raven.
Today, my "gift" was a visit from one of these beautiful creatures! He eyed the suet but decided to move on. I really hope he comes back soon (: Yesterday, my gift was to wake up & enter my kitchen and find an adorable (I think) female American Goldfinch sleeping in my acrylic window feeder. She kinda looks like a Pine Warbler so I'm not sure what she is but I know she's CUTE! She looked like a baby chick napping with her head underneath her wing. She kept being disturbed by Chickadees, House Finches, Tufted Titmice & Cardinals that were ready to eat! Lol! I live in middle Georgia, btw.
Saw one of these at my parents bird feeder ,it was huge compared to the Downey's that usually visit ❣
So many calls - I get these is my yard about once a week. I haven't been able to get any good video yet.
We have them in Florida. They get huge!
That certainly sounds like Cooper's Hawk chatter to me! I've never heard Pleated Woodpeckers make this loud racket before.
Fascinating to watch. They look quite large in size...great video!
+Barbara Gordon Thanks - I think they are the biggest woodpeckers in the world!
I saw an Ivory Billed here , they look similar to a Pileated but slightly larger .
the first head bangers lol
Thank u for sharing just saw one on Side of home never saw on that big so I had to look it up, thank u.
Moore Last That's great - they are amazing birds!
Have had mated pairs of these on my land ( in Maine ) for the 14 years I've lived here . That is not the only call they make . You will find the very large square holes they bore as a telltale sign they've been around .
That's great. They are exciting birds and around here they are very skittish and private - fortunately they makes some noise to let you know they are visiting. Having a nest to watch would be fascinating.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse twice of this shy bird (at least around here they are shy). I wondered what they sounded like, so if I can't see them, I'll at least hear them and know they are hanging out. Great video!!!
Thanks for stopping by. Rarely see them unless they announce their presence and then just a glimpse as you say. This was a lucky catch. They are exciting birds.
The Lola thats true
Pileated bird... Pilleated.. Eatedpill,
It definitely ate a red pill.. 😉👍
The Cats are really enjoying this ✨
They were a noisy bunch - I think parents and at least one young one carrying on in heavy brush. Thanks for the Tweets - they are appreciated.
Once I was camping and we have a gold cart so we drives by a campsite and found a wood pecker pecking on some campers wood for fire at first we thought it was one of those fake stand up decoration woodpeckers but nope we sat and got really up close to to it! It was awesome!
great video.We had one here as well,male working very hard( female visited on occasion) ,but he abandoned the tree,since we had an issue with roof and too many people on it,so he left.He is still in our area,I can hear him and have seen him as well.
Thanks. You are fortunate to have seen that close up. A lot of work went into pecking that tree too bad it moved on.
god these guys are MASSIVE- first time i heard one bangin on a tree it really did sound like one of those hammer noises you hear in cartoons
That blue jay was like shut up!
i played this for my kitten gang and they gatheted very politely in a little seated foursome to watch the video.... one of them got a bit scared. but they loved it - me too!
Awesome! Just saw one today in Santa Rosa CA
Yes, they are always exciting to hear and see!
Show! Já vi um identico a esse.. Belo pássaro.
Jr Bittencourt Thank You!
Awesome ! Thanks !
We have a wood pecker living on a wooden lamp post on our street, it’s so loud
Good!
i likew there hair do lol
they are amazing!! I have 6+ in my yard!!
I remember these beautiful guys from northeastern Ohio where I grew up. I remember the "knocking" sound of the wood too, but I am not sure if they were from this woodpecker or not.
These only stop once in awhile.
I see them 2 or 3 times a week here in Northeast Ohio.I have even got to see the young flying with the parents...what a nice sight.I even got to see a red hawk try to attack a big pileated one time and the two ended up in a great dog fight and the pileated put on a show of agility with loops and barrel rolls then flybacks that made the hawk dizzy until he flew away embarrassed...what a sight...then the pileated went right back to feeding again!
mothertree They are like the Blue Angles. Very big but very fast.
I have one I see at my feeder everyday. He’s like a pet. One year he raised two offsprings with a mate. Even their fight pattern s strange. Never a straight line they dart downward and then swoop back up. First time the other half saw this guy ......freak out. WTF is that dinosaur chicken thing?
I hear this a lot in my north central AL yard. Redheaded woodpeckers telling the blue jay this is THEIR hood.
We have loads of these here in Jax. Seems like everyday around certain time around for 5 in the afternoon they fly through the yard chasing each other making the crazy racket noise. There are really are big, you kinda have to see one in person to get an appreciation for how big they really are.
Want to hear a truly bizarre sounding bird, listen to a Barred Owl. Like the city zoo had an escape of chimpanzees and monkeys. Off the wall, crazy noises don't sound like any bird I've ever heard.
oh wow. chatty lol
Wow, what a great call!
Thanks Ricky, this was one of those lucky catches - I've spent much time fruitlessly trying to get close to them in the forest and these flew right to me but didn't see me!
I've been looking for one here in Wisconsin for years. I know they are there but hard to find and harder to take pictures of. Keep up the great work.
Ricky L Jones I have seen them in the Washington County area and in Dodge county very secretive birds.
I also hear a blue jay in there somewhere.
That looks very similar to the ivory billed woodpecker I see occasionally near my home.
Get a video of that Ivory Bill and you'll make a million bucks!
MyBackyardBirding that's my plan. They're just so elusive!
Where do you live ? There are so many cool birds by you?
i have one working on a tree stump in my garden today and he is tearing it up couple miles northeast of pittsburgh
+daniel burns They are amazing birds!
Lil dinosaur guy lil theropod guy
My word!!!
Tysm I needed this for my homework