Pileated Woodpecker Projects
Hinton Wood Products
In the winter of 2022, Poseidon’s biologists revisited known Pileated Woodpecker (PIWO) nest cavities that were previously identified by Richard L. Bonar during the 1990’s. Pileated Woodpeckers choose large deciduous trees that have begun to decay to excavate their nest cavities. The cavities are an important resource for cavity-using wildlife in western boreal forests. Our team is visited the known nest sites to determine if the trees were still standing and occupied. Thirty of these sites were still standing.
The project has evolved into a continuous monitoring effort that includes annual field surveys for nests proposed harvest blocks as part of a forest management program. Additionally, each year we place cameras at chosen PIWO nests to identify use by secondary species.
