Woodpecker Homes

Description:  Woodpeckers drill holes in wood to catch and eat insects. They can also create entire homes in trees for the winter. These homes occasionally damage the tree itself. Some woodpeckers will confuse log homes for trees and try to build their homes inside human homes.

Web Resource: Audobon - Woodpecker Winter Homes

Last September I walked by the dining room window and saw a Pileated Woodpecker in a dead snag, about 75' from the house. The tree was diseased and in danger of hitting the house, so a couple of years ago we had it topped, but left it standing - just for the woodpeckers.