Pileated Woodpecker

Yup, I saw two, not one but TWO! My pictures aren't the best, but that doesn't lessen the thrill for me at all! We also saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk. He posed for a bit, then flew off. Some other birds shown below.

Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Its loud ringing calls and huge, rectangular excavations in dead trees announce its presence in forests across the continent.

Pileated Woodpecker, used to be rare,

but these guys are making a comeback

and I suspect moving their range northward,

as many other birds are doing.

Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker

American Tree Sparrow

(a winter only sparrow)

Sharp-shinned hawk

(similar to Cooper's Hawk)

Sharp-shinned hawk

Black-capped Chickadee