Hi there,
I've never had pileated at my suet feeder, but in the early spring in
Georgia the most voracious suet eater by far were my Carolina wrens.
They would clean me out on a regular basis, but only in the early
spring. I figure the insect source just wasn't up and running yet.

Kathy Barker
Former Seattlite, presently Eagle, ID
mailto: kbarker at pugetsound.net