Pileated Woodpecker's New House

You may recall that five years ago my Dad and I made a duck box to put near the pond in hopes of having Black-bellied Whistling Ducks nest there: Woodpecker Nest .  But instead of a Black-bellied Whistling Duck a Pileated Woodpecker made it its home; coming back every evening to roost.  Unfortunately, this fall some strong winds blew the box down and damaged it!  My Dad had constructed another box on the opposite side of the hard which was meant for smaller woodpeckers, such as Red-headed Woodpeckers, but the Pileated made the hole larger and attempted to make this smaller box its new home.  So my Dad built another duck box to put in the same spot as the previous one and Pileated returned that evening.  He is so smart!

Here he is.  A very handsome Pileated Woodpecker!

The new duck (or woodpecker) box.

Its so nice to provide such a small thing for this woodpecker and enjoy its presents for so many years!

Other woodpeckers in the neighborhood are:

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker (of course)

Hairy Woodpeckers and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers could possibly be in the area as well but I have not seen any.