Pileated woodpecker

Shantell

About the author

I like reading, math, and playingout side with my friends. Myhobbies are ice skating, tennis,golf, swimming, and soccer. I amwriting about this animal becausemy math teacher had a fun factup on the wall and said That awood pecker can peck 20 timesin a second. So when we wereresearching I thought it wasinteresting.

Who am I?Who am I? A woodpecker drumsA woodpecker drumsas fast as 14:5-as fast as 14:5-16.8beats/second.The16.8beats/second.Thepileated woodpeckerpileated woodpeckeris the third largestis the third largestwoodpecker in northwoodpecker in northAmerica.EachAmerica.EachPileated woodpeckerPileated woodpeckernormally sleeps alonenormally sleeps alone.Territorys varies.Territorys variesbetween 1,000 andbetween 1,000 and4,000 acres in size.T4,000 acres in size.The pileatedhe pileatedwoodpecker territorywoodpecker territoryis defended year-is defended year-round. The pileatedround. The pileatedwoodpeckers roostswoodpeckers roostshave many entrancehave many entrancehole for they canhole for they canescape easily fromescape easily frompredators.predators.

The Early YearsAfter the eggs hatch theyoung are naked andhelpless. The youngare fed by regurgitation.After 24-30 daysfledging usually occurs.It takes two weeks forthe young to hatch.After the young haveleft the safety of thenest they stay with theirparents go out in thewild on their own.

Habitat Sweet HabitatSome pileated wood peckerslive in Mature forests. Maturecontains a lot of snags.They aredead trees. Other pileatedwood peckers live in coniferousand deciduous forests. Theconiferous forests haveevergreen trees and other treeslike that. The deciduous forestshave trees like the the birch,oak and other trees somewoodpeckers live near parks,golf courses and rivers.

What’s on the menu ?The carpenter ants arethe pileated woodpeckers favorite food.The pileated woodpecker also eatsinsects like the woodboring beetles, larvaeand wild fruits and nuts.They get their food byscaling bark off thetrees.

Making TracksThe pileated wood pecker trackslook like three toes and sometimes you can see the claw markson trees and dirt. You would findfind these tracks in north Americalike Canada, united states and inthe Yukon territory.

Simply Irresistible!It takes two months tocomplete a singlecavity. A cavity can befrom 10-30 inchesdeep. One tree that’sbeen used for manyyears is uncommon tohave many cavity. Atree’s diameter can begreater than 20 inchesin size.

Where in the world?The pileatedwoodpecker is found innorth American, unitedstates and throughoutCanada The rangecovers the northernparts of Canada and inthe. Yukon territory. Tothe southern parts ofunited states such asalong the gulf coast ofCalifornia and the eastcoast of nova Scotia.

When young arehatched they are nakedwith eyes closed.In early April the femalelays three to eight eggs.The pileated woodpecker comes back tothe same cavities yearafter year.The pileated woodpecker digs rectangularholes in trees.

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