🪵 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,

We're letting the chips fall where they may with our Bird of the Week - the Pileated Woodpecker! One of the most interesting things about this bird is how it was (sort of) the inspiration for a famous cartoon character. At least that character's laugh. Or was that the Acorn Woodpecker? You decide ... https://abcbirds.org/bird/pileated-woodpecker/ Video by Justin Hoffman | American Bird Conservancy