Where to See Pileated Woodpecker in Algonquin Provincial Park

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Pileated Woodpecker sightings in Algonquin

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Where Pileated Woodpecker has been reported, from 132 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM0% of the busiest hour5 AM11% of the busiest hour6 AM53% of the busiest hour7 AM79% of the busiest hour8 AM95% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AM89% of the busiest hourNoon79% of the busiest hour1 PM74% of the busiest hour2 PM74% of the busiest hour3 PM84% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PM74% of the busiest hour6 PM42% of the busiest hour7 PM16% of the busiest hour8 PM5% of the busiest hour9 PM0% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Pileated Woodpecker is most seen 8 AM–12 PM and 4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Pileated Woodpecker sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	0%
5 AM	11%
6 AM	53%
7 AM	79%
8 AM	95%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	89%
Noon	79%
1 PM	74%
2 PM	74%
3 PM	84%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	74%
6 PM	42%
7 PM	16%
8 PM	5%
9 PM	0%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Pileated Woodpecker on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Algonquin, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Algonquin Tour Guide

Who Made Those Tree Holes?

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“A big rectangular hole in a tree can be a clue to a pileated woodpecker. These birds chisel into decaying wood to reach carpenter ants, leaving rough openings and chunky wood chips below.”

Plays as you drive near Tea Lake Dam Picnic Ground in Parkwolf’s Algonquin Tour Guide.

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Where to see Pileated Woodpecker in Algonquin