Pileated woodpecker Sign on a Log

Pileated Woodpecker Sign Video

Pileated woodpeckers are very large birds that leave distinctive sign. One sign you are likely to see is their work on logs and dead snag trees in the forest. Many species of insects use these trees for shelter, food, and depositing of eggs. One species is the carpenter ant. The pileated woodpecker eats these ants. To get at them, it removes large chunks of wood and follows the galleries, or tunnels, these ants make in the wood. It eats the ants as it works. Pileated woodpeckers thus contribute to the ecology of an area by helping to break down large woody debris. A log will eventually be completely broken down and its stored nutrients go back to the soil. Insects, woodpeckers, fungi, and moisture all contribute to the process of breaking down logs.

Pileated woodpecker scat is full of ant exoskeletons and can often be found at these feeding sites below logs.

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