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  I might be able to get a measurement on that hole if it is still 
there. If you look close you can see the young has it's feet on the 
edge of the hole. I would guess it to be about 4" high. 
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  If I get back to the site I will look and try to get a measurement, 
might not be until next spring. 
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  All the best,
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:49:56 -0400, David & Alison Webster  wrote:

         Hi Darrell,
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Great shot. Do you have any definite Pileated nesting =
or 
roosting holes for which you have measurements of entrance dimension ?
  Yt, Dave W. 
  =C2=A0

        ----- Original Message -----
  From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
  Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 7:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Pileated Woodpecker nest holes

    Here is a female Pileated woodpecter feeding her young in a nest 
cavity..=C2=A0 
http://abolitphotos.exposuremanager.com/p/birds/_mg_9350youngmalepileatedwo=
odpeckerbeingfedbymother_2
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  All the best,
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:25:03 -0400, David & Alison Webster  wrote:

            Hi Ian & All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 Nov 27, 2014
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Thanks for the comments. 
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 About the time I sent those images of a "Pileated" woo=
dpecker 
nesting cavity on Nov 12=C2=A0I realized that it could well be the cavity 
of a smaller woodpecker e.g. Hairy. My only reason for the Pileated 
label was having seen/heard Pileated on or near that tree about 2011, 
the presumed Pileated activity about 50 paces away (Apr 4, 2013 e-mail) 
and the=C2=A0 Pileated=C2=A0observed making=C2=A0a=C2=A0hole=C2=A0about 200=
 paces away (Apr 
15, 2013 e-mail); both pasted below. 
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 According to the Cornell site, a Pileated=C2=A0 entran=
ce hole 
should be ~3.5" diameter=C2=A0with nesting cavity 10-24" deep. Based on=C2=
=A0my 
photos that entrance was about 1.6" in diameter and the cavity was 
about 15" deep. So for the time being one should regard my images as 
being of a Woodpecker nesting cavity. 
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Those nesting hole pieces are currently on top of the =
wood 
tier, holding plastic down, and I will=C2=A0measure the dimensions directly=
 
when I=C2=A0have a chance because a scale in images can be deceptive due to=
 
parallax. 
  =C2=A0
  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That Apr 15, 2013 tree was topped by Arthur but I don'=
t know 
whether the break was above, at or below the Pileated hole. I had 
intended to leave both snag & top as wildlife habitat but, now that the 
question of entrance hole dimensions has come up, I will try to get 
measurements if feasible. 
  =C2=A0
  Yt, Dave Webster Kentville
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  Dear All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Apr 15, 2013
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On Apr 4, I split some Poplar windfall wood chunked Dec =
26 some 200
paces from the Pileated hole (below). 
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On Apr 6, I split the rest and noticed Pileated chips ne=
arby but could
not see.where the chips had come from. On Apr 7 I worked there briefly,
clearing space for a tier, and noticed more chips. 
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Today I started piling above split wood and soon became =
aware of
Pileated activity in the the tree about one pace from the end of the tier;
first as falling chips while I was cutting runners with the chain saw and
then (after removing ear plugs) tuck=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 tuck=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 tuck (like a one-lunger on
idle and far enough away to be barely audible) and with about 1/2 of the
tail sticking out from the hole and upward. After a few minutes of this it
would back out of the hole, reach in and down, pull its head back out and
flick 2 or 3 chips to the right. 
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 It did not seem at all disturbed by my working there but=
 acted anxious
and took off when I tried to take a picture. Within minutes of my starting
to work again it came back and resumed work on the nest cavity. I was there
about 90 min and it worked most of this time; except when I spooked it with
the camera and once when it flew to a nearby Ash, cackled, moved upward in
the Ash and then flew back to the hole. 
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have watched Pileated feeding many times but not seen =
a nest cavity
being excavated. The surprise was how muted the sound is. Making a hole in
wood parallel to the grain is very difficult unless you have a relief hole
drilled first and can see; so how they manage is a mystery. This tree is
free of Fomes brackets but the tree center may be softened by fungal
invasion. 
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On an unrelated note, I saw on Apr 4 where a Squirrel ha=
d left a litter
of White Pine cone scales on wood cut Dec 26. But the nearest White Pine is
about 200 yards away (400 yards as the Squirrel runs across, up, along,
down...). The attraction here is perhaps the shelter provided by the partly
upturned SE facing stump of the windfall; used by Ruffed Grouse also at som=
e
point. 
YT, Dave Webster, Kentville

----- Original Message -----
From: "David & Alison Webster"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 6:41 PM
Subject: Pileated WP

> Dear All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
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 Apr 4, 2013
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 While in North Alton this afternoon I noticed that a P=
ileated 
> Woodpecker (to judge from the size of the chips and size of the hole) 
> recently made a nest hole well up in a Poplar. I want to avoid the 
> immediate area until I am reasonably sure they have either settled in 
> or moved on. 
>
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Is Mid-May a safe time ?
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville

  eND OF PASTE\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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        ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ian McLaren
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
  Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:16 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Pileated Woodpecker nest holes

   David et al:

  Rot appears to be a choice among Pileated oopdpeckers, as indicated 
in snippets from "The Birsds of N. Am". on-in. 

  [In the east]=C2=A0"The majority of nest trees were dead (Table 3), and 
most of the nest trees fell over, broke apart, or were cracked by the 
following year and were unsuitable for nesting again . . ." =C2=A0=C2=A0
  And:=C2=A0 "In Montana, roost trees contained more entrance holes and had=
 
a higher basal area in surrounding forest than at nest trees 
(McClelland and McClelland 1999). In Arkansas, nests were in decayed 
dead trees that typically were not suitable for nesting a second year; 
roosts were primarily in larger, taller, live trees with multiple 
cavities . . ."

  The second snippet is interesting. Does anyone know about the making 
and use of roost cavities here?

  Cheers, Ian

  Ian McLaren

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<p>I might be able to get a measurement on that hole if it is still there. =
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you look close you can see the young has it's feet on the edge of the hole.=
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would guess it to be about 4" high.</p>
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<p><br><br>On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:49:56 -0400, David &amp; Alison Webster
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<div>Hi Darrell,</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Great shot. Do you have any definite Pileated nesti=
ng or roosting
holes for which you have measurements of entrance dimension ? </div>
<div>Yt, Dave W.</div>
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<p>Here is a female Pileated woodpecter feeding her young in a nest cavity.=
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<p>All the best,</p>
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<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Thanks for the comments. </div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 About the time I sent those images of a "Pileated" =
woodpecker
nesting cavity on Nov 12=C2=A0I realized that it could well be the cavity o=
f a
smaller woodpecker e.g. Hairy. My only reason for the Pileated label was ha=
ving
seen/heard Pileated on or near that tree about 2011, the presumed Pileated
activity about 50 paces away (Apr 4, 2013 e-mail) and the=C2=A0 Pileated=C2=
=A0observed
making=C2=A0a=C2=A0hole=C2=A0about 200 paces away (Apr 15, 2013 e-mail); bo=
th pasted below. 
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<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 According to the Cornell site, a Pileated=C2=A0 ent=
rance hole should be
~3.5" diameter=C2=A0with nesting cavity 10-24" deep. Based on=C2=A0my photo=
s that
entrance was about 1.6" in diameter and the cavity was about 15" deep. So f=
or
the time being one should regard my images as being of a Woodpecker nesting
cavity. </div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Those nesting hole pieces are currently on top of t=
he wood tier,
holding plastic down, and I will=C2=A0measure the dimensions directly when =
I=C2=A0have a
chance because a scale in images can be deceptive due to parallax.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That Apr 15, 2013 tree was topped by Arthur but I d=
on't know whether
the break was above, at or below the Pileated hole. I had intended to leave=
 both
snag &amp; top as wildlife habitat but, now that the question of entrance h=
ole
dimensions has come up, I will try to get measurements if feasible. </div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Yt, Dave Webster Kentville</div>
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<div>Dear All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Apr 15, 2013<br>=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On
Apr 4, I split some Poplar windfall wood chunked Dec 26 some 200 <br>paces =
from
the Pileated hole (below).<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On Apr 6, I split the rest=
 and noticed
Pileated chips nearby but could <br>not see.where the chips had come from. =
On
Apr 7 I worked there briefly, <br>clearing space for a tier, and noticed mo=
re
chips.<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Today I started piling above split wood and so=
on became aware
of <br>Pileated activity in the the tree about one pace from the end of the
tier; <br>first as falling chips while I was cutting runners with the chain=
 saw
and <br>then (after removing ear plugs) tuck=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 tuck=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 tuck (like a
one-lunger on <br>idle and far enough away to be barely audible) and with a=
bout
1/2 of the <br>tail sticking out from the hole and upward. After a few minu=
tes
of this it <br>would back out of the hole, reach in and down, pull its head=
 back
out and <br>flick 2 or 3 chips to the right.<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 It did n=
ot seem at all
disturbed by my working there but acted anxious <br>and took off when I tri=
ed to
take a picture. Within minutes of my starting <br>to work again it came bac=
k and
resumed work on the nest cavity. I was there <br>about 90 min and it worked=
 most
of this time; except when I spooked it with <br>the camera and once when it=
 flew
to a nearby Ash, cackled, moved upward in <br>the Ash and then flew back to=
 the
hole.<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have watched Pileated feeding many times but =
not seen a nest
cavity <br>being excavated. The surprise was how muted the sound is. Making=
 a
hole in <br>wood parallel to the grain is very difficult unless you have a
relief hole <br>drilled first and can see; so how they manage is a mystery.=
 This
tree is <br>free of Fomes brackets but the tree center may be softened by f=
ungal
<br>invasion.<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 On an unrelated note, I saw on Apr 4 wh=
ere a Squirrel
had left a litter <br>of White Pine cone scales on wood cut Dec 26. But the
nearest White Pine is <br>about 200 yards away (400 yards as the Squirrel r=
uns
across, up, along, <br>down...). The attraction here is perhaps the shelter
provided by the partly <br>upturned SE facing stump of the windfall; used b=
y
Ruffed Grouse also at some <br>point.<br>YT, Dave Webster,
Kentville<br><br><br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "David &amp=
;
Alison Webster" &lt;dwebster@glinx.com&gt;<br>=
To:
&lt;NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca&gt;<br>Sent: Thurs=
day,
April 04, 2013 6:41 PM<br>Subject: Pileated WP<br><br><br>&gt; Dear
All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
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, 2013<br>&gt;=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
While in North Alton this afternoon I noticed that a Pileated <br>&gt;
Woodpecker (to judge from the size of the chips and size of the hole) <br>&=
gt;
recently made a nest hole well up in a Poplar. I want to avoid the <br>&gt;
immediate area until I am reasonably sure they have either settled in or
<br>&gt; moved on.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Is Mid-May a safe time=
 ?<br>&gt; Yt,
Dave Webster, Kentville <br>
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black;"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"I.A.McLaren@Dal.Ca"
href=3D"mailto:I.A.McLaren@Dal.Ca" target=3D"">Ian McLaren</a> </div>
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 <a
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"
target=3D"">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:16 PM</div>
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[NatureNS] Pileated Woodpecker nest holes</div>
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if;
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padding: 0px;">David et al:<br></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2em; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helv=
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      Verdana, sans-serif; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-L=
EFT:
0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
LOR:
rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" _mce_style=3D"line-height: 19px;
background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-ser=
if;
margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;">Rot appears to be a choice among Pileated oopdpeckers, as
indicated in snippets from "The Birsds of N. Am". on-in.<br></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2em; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helv=
etica,
      Verdana, sans-serif; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-L=
EFT:
0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
LOR:
rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" _mce_style=3D"line-height: 19px;
background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-ser=
if;
margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;">[In the east]=C2=A0"The majority of nest trees were dead (Ta=
ble 3),
and most of the nest trees fell over, broke apart, or were cracked by the
following year and were unsuitable for nesting again . . ." =C2=A0=C2=A0</p=
>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2em; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helv=
etica,
      Verdana, sans-serif; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-L=
EFT:
0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
LOR:
rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" _mce_style=3D"line-height: 19px;
background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-ser=
if;
margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;">And:=C2=A0 "In Montana, roost trees contained more entrance =
holes and
had a higher basal area in surrounding forest than at nest trees (McClellan=
d and
McClelland 1999). In Arkansas, nests were in decayed dead trees that typica=
lly
were not suitable for nesting a second year; roosts were primarily in large=
r,
taller, live trees with multiple cavities . . ."<br></p>
<p style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2em; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helv=
etica,
      Verdana, sans-serif; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-L=
EFT:
0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
LOR:
rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" _mce_style=3D"line-height: 19px;
background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-ser=
if;
margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-right: 0px;
padding: 0px;">The second snippet is interesting. Does anyone know about th=
e
making and use of roost cavities here?<br><br></p>
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      Verdana, sans-serif; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-L=
EFT:
0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
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padding: 0px;">Cheers, Ian<br></p>
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padding: 0px;"><br></p>
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0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-CO=
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rgb(255,255,255); MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" _mce_style=3D"line-height: 19px;
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padding: 0px;">Ian McLaren<br></p>
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