Pileated Woodpeckers are our largest species of woodpecker; nearly the size of a crow. Pairs mate for life and have a large home territory that they will discourage other pileated woodpeckers from entering year round. A clutch size of 3-5 eggs is typical and both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks by regurgitating their main diet of insects. The chicks leave the nest after about a month, but may be dependent on their parents for 2-3 more months. The large nest cavity left behind will
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Pileated Woodpeckers are our largest species of woodpecker; nearly the size of a crow. Pairs mate for life and have a large home territory that they will discourage other pileated woodpeckers from entering year round. A clutch size of 3-5 eggs is typical and both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks by regurgitating their main diet of insects. The chicks leave the nest after about a month, but may be dependent on their parents for 2-3 more months. The large nest cavity left behind will
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