The summer place provides a variety of birds…ranging from small wrens to the larger Crow like in size Pileated Woodpecker.
They can often be heard at the rear and side yard where there is heavy bush and mature trees.
Both male and female are similar in appearance other than the male having a red strip on the low jaw.
There are tell tail signs that a Pileated has been hard at work searching for food…look for long rectangular or oval holes it excavates in search of ants.
You may hear them long before you see them…their call being a loud wuck, wuck, wuck that can be heard at a great distance.
They may be difficult to find…since they could be on the ground or high in a tree.