Yes, an no. I heard a Pileated woodpecker in the street-side woodlot a couple of times during the last two weeks. The first time I entered the woodlot looking for it, which turned out to be a big mistake. The woodlot is too dense a tangle to make any progress and rubber boots are essential. The second time I did find one, probably the same bird again. I also saw one at Cranberry Marsh, albeit briefly, and one at the McLoughlin Bay area as a fly-over in Oshawa, as well as in the Guildwood, and the Amos Pond area. Last month I saw a PW more often. As I may have previously intimated, I never go out specifically looking for a Pileated woodpecker. That would be pretentious. Wait a minute, I am pretentious so maybe I should give it a try. Please, don't envy me. I'm old and it sucks. Late yesterday afternoon I felt like my right hip was dislocating and then I remembered my boot getting stuck in the mud at the bottom of Reesor Pond. The silt is so soft that even a light-weight like me in over-sized chest wader boots got sucked under. I had to pull so hard to free my right foot from the muck that it must surely be the cause of the discomfort I felt late yesterday. It feels better this morning. Normally I do not have a hip problem. I have an age problem and I've been told that it's terminal.
