🪵 How to Speak Pileated Woodpecker! 🔊🐦If a Pileated Woodpecker is nearby, you WILL hear it! These bold, jungle-sounding woodpeckers are one of the loudest voices in the forest! 🌲🎶🔊 The “wuk” call – A deep, powerful sound that means "This is my territory!" or an alarmed "Where are you?" 📢🏡 🐒 The pair call – A back-and-forth chatter between mates that honestly sounds like a monkey! 😆🔊 🥁 The drumming? Not just noise! Their deep, hammering beats help them claim territory, attract mates,

13K views · 712 reactions | The Female Pileated Woodpecker usually announces her arrival at the feeder in the front yard but this was the first time my video camera recorded this amazing call as she as coming to the platform feeder today! If you want to know what their call sounds like, take a listen! #woodpecker #birdwatching #bird #birdcall #birdsy Video recorded with the Birdsy video camera in Kalamazoo, Michigan. | The Bird Perch | Facebook

Drumming is a way for woodpeckers to announce their territory and attract a mate during spring. The pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker found in Connecticut that creates an oblong-shaped hole for feeding and a round hole for nesting. Thanks to Adam for sharing this great clip. More information on Connecticut's woodpeckers is at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Fact-Sheets/Woodpeckers #FunFactFriday | Connecticut Fish and Wildlife