Subject: Re: Help on Pileated Woodpeckers
Date: Sep 28 23:44:07 1997
From: Robert Dunnell - dunnell at u.washington.edu


try suet!

On Sun, 28 Sep 1997, Noyes wrote:

> Elizabeth Noyes, Port Angeles, WA(noyes at olypen.com)
> I have sighted several Pileateds before, and I was wondering if there was
> any known way of attracting them. I currently have a breeding pair
> somewhere on my property...... And it would be a great opportunity to be
> able to attract them to my bird feeder. Once, though, I did see a young
> Pileated on the ground by my bird feeder, it was not apparent what he had
> been eating. When I looked soon after he had flown away, there was nothing
> but ordinary bird seed. Any help would be appreciated .
> Elizabeth
>