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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: noam markus on March 19, 2015, 12:48:19 PM

Title: Pileated Woodpecker, Sunnybrook Park
Post by: noam markus on March 19, 2015, 12:48:19 PM

Went out this morning hoping to see a Pileated Woodpecker (lifer) and there it was!  Low to the ground, very easy to see, near the horse stables at Sunnybrook Park, Toronto.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8629/16241733274_f1f69ba21f_s.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qKe8s3)Pileated Woodpecker (https://flic.kr/p/qKe8s3) by noam.markus (https://www.flickr.com/people/130432564@N03/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Sunnybrook Park
Post by: Rotarran on March 19, 2015, 01:13:24 PM

Very nice!  Good job finding it.

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Sunnybrook Park
Post by: noam markus on March 20, 2015, 08:56:03 AM

A short Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCM322eQpO8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCM322eQpO8)

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Sunnybrook Park
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 20, 2015, 11:23:48 AM

nice.
sunnybrook's known to have pileated WPs. i went to look last winter in a different area. nice find.

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Sunnybrook Park
Post by: Dinusaur on March 21, 2015, 10:18:34 AM

So you went in wishing to see a pileated woodpecker and you saw one - how lucky can you get? I enjoyed the video and the photo. Thanks for sharing.