Y Diana Whiting dianawhitingphotography.com
On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Marie P Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Most likely a feeding situation at this time of year. They are going after > wintering carpenter ants inside the tree, which tells you that even though > the tree is alive it has some heart rot which is where the ants like to be. > If the bird continues feeding on this particular tree, over time the hole or > holes will become enlarged into a long channel running down the trunk, like > below: > > http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=112&pos=1 > > ON the other hand, below is a nest hole but not likely that they'll be > excavating for a nest until April or early May.: > > http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=112&pos=9 > > Marie > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > Phone 607-539-6608 > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > > http://www.marieread.com > > ***NEW*** Music of the Birds Vol 1 ebook for Apple iPad now available from > iTunes > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/music-of-the-birds-v1/id529347014?mt=11 > ________________________________________ > From: bounce-72690423-5851...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-72690423-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Diana > [whiti...@roadrunner.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 11:48 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Pileated > > Good morning! While walking our dog, my husband saw a live tree that looks > like a Pileated Woodpecker has been excavating. It has a pile of chips at the > base, and a few holes encompassing the tree. I think the tree is a live tree > also. My question is, is a nest or a place where it's eating, and is there a > way to know the difference? > > Diana > > Diana Whiting > dianawhitingphotography.com > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
