Pileated Woodpecker Casco Twp. St. Clair county

[Russell Emmons]

Yesterday we were surprised and treated to have a PILEATED WOODPECKER in our yard! First time in 29 years living here! There has been  a known pair hanging around a big mature woods the past year or so about 2 miles from here in China Twp. and we've been hoping and waiting for them to show up around here! Not sure of course if this was one of them but delighted to see it. Hopefully it will stay around and help itself to our suet. Could not get a photo of it, maybe soon! Lots of evidence of it chipping bark off the dead Ash trees at the edge of our woods.
   Quite the sighting for SE MI and just barely 30 miles out from the huge Detroit megapolis of endless tract homes, shopping malls etc.!

   Russ Emmons, Casco Twp. St. Clair county
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