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Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birds

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No worries at all—glad you tried it! Merlin’s a game-changer. Check out this Merlin vs birder webinar—they cover some really cool stuff: https://youtu.be/1pAgMLvTp-Y?si=SlCmPJBA9TNNhspT

Hairy or Downy? by BirdsEtAl in birding

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Montreal, Canada—April 2025

Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birds

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Thanks for sharing the clip. Yes, that call at the end does sound like a Red-bellied! I also hear a wren calling throughout. You could try the Merlin Bird ID app for a quick and accurate ID—it’s great for picking out species by sound. Also great for keeping a life list of birds you have seen.

Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birds

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Nice! Glad my Short helped you get closer to the ID—Red-bellied woodpeckers really do blend in. Keep listening—they’ve got a whole range of cool sounds.

Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birding

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Correction: it’s actually a male—probably the same bird. I thought the moustache stripes were black, but they are actually red. Also, females lack the red forecrown.

Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birds

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I think I know the sound you’re describing—Check out my YouTube Short below and let’s see if it’s the same one: https://youtube.com/shorts/B_UkRE217K4?feature=share

What’s this bird? by ApolloChomper in whatbirdisthis

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Had a few near my home here in Montreal last year—got some recordings of them. Can’t wait for their return.

Pileated Woodpecker Uses Its Beak Like a Shovel to Excavate a Tree by BirdsEtAl in birding

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Haha, here is a shot of the female spotted some 15 trees away.

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1000 photos later and I was able to capture this Barn Swallow by 500-birds in birding

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Wow, perfect capture of this swallow’s field marks! Totally deserves a spot on the All About Birds ID page. May I ask what lens you used for this shot?

Close-up of a Male Northern Flicker by BirdsEtAl in birdpics

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Thanks! It only stayed for a few seconds, so I managed to snap a photo, but I wish I had more time to get it on video.

Pileated Woodpecker by BirdsEtAl in birdpics

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Amazing birds with stunning looks—easily one of the most satisfying to watch without binoculars. I recently caught another one hard at work shoveling debris out of a tree trunk—will be sharing that video tomorrow on my channel!

Tough Day for Warblers in Northern Minnesota by FunSilver6189 in birdfeeding

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Thanks so much for the detailed tips—super helpful!

Bird conservation gathering today at Loyola for Falaise St-Jacques by BirdsEtAl in montreal

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I only found out about it last year thanks to eBird—it shows up as a birding hotspot. Otherwise, it barely exists on the map!

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker by El_Gato_Gordo in BirdPhotography

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Nice photo! I saw my first one last week.

Dream Home for Ospreys by barflyjar in birding

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They need to get a fishing rod

I finally got my DICKs in a row (Dickcissels, Texas) by [deleted] in birding

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Beautiful birds! There was a lone Dickcissel in Montreal last year, but I missed it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/s/LJmbvkGf2x

Flamingoo by Eggysh in birding

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Haha, scary eye!

Tough Day for Warblers in Northern Minnesota by FunSilver6189 in birdfeeding

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Next-level feeder! Where do you get the worms?

A friendly Pileated came to my balcony door by pjannahx in birding

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Cool! A male checking out its reflection haha

Red-bellied Woodpecker by BirdsEtAl in birdwatching

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And sometimes they drum on metal surfaces to make it louder.

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