Where to See Pileated Woodpecker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Pileated Woodpecker sightings in Great Smoky Mountains

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Where Pileated Woodpecker has been reported, from 176 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 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM11% of the busiest hour6 AM58% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM95% of the busiest hour10 AM84% of the busiest hour11 AM74% of the busiest hourNoon63% of the busiest hour1 PM58% of the busiest hour2 PM58% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM74% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM68% of the busiest hour7 PM37% of the busiest hour8 PM11% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM1% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Pileated Woodpecker is most seen 7–10 AM. 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	1%
5 AM	11%
6 AM	58%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	95%
10 AM	84%
11 AM	74%
Noon	63%
1 PM	58%
2 PM	58%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	74%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	68%
7 PM	37%
8 PM	11%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	1%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Pileated Woodpecker on the drive.

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

Great Smoky Mountains Tour Guide

Rectangles in the Dead Wood

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“On a woodland walk, look for deep, rectangular holes in dead trees or fallen logs. A pileated woodpecker may have been digging for carpenter ants.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Great Smoky Mountains Tour Guide.

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Where to see Pileated Woodpecker in Great Smoky Mountains