I've had pileated woodpeckers come to my feeders on rare occasions - both to 

the suet feeder and to the hanging tube feeder with sunflower seeds.



I suspect what drew them to the tube feeder was the hulled sunflower seed 

that I mixed in with the unhulled seed, though obviously I can't be sure.



I've often seen the pileated woodpecker foraging on trees near my house, but 

it's quite a sight to see that big bird feeding from a bird feeder just 10 

feet from my kitchen window! Again, I must say that it's happened only on 

rare occasions - on average, perhaps once or twice each winter. It appears 

they much prefer foraging on dead or dying trees.



Beth

Townshend



----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Rebecca Pellerin" <[log in to unmask]>

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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 6:30 PM

Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Pileated Woodpecker





>I had one in my back yard on Sunday!  I love seeing them.  I have been 

>trying to get them closer to my feeders for years, any suggestions?

>

>  rebecca

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