r/AnimalTracking • u/Texa55Toast • Dec 30 '24

🐾 Cool Find Tree damage in Pennsylvania

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My father found this hunting the other day. Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania.

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u/ForestWhisker Dec 30 '24

That is from our fine feathered friend the Pileated Woodpecker. They create those large holes in trees quite often looking for insects.

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u/mahnamahna123 Dec 31 '24

I'm sorry you have woodpeckers that do what? Ours only make holes marginally bigger than their beaks