Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Pileated woodpecker

Chapter 2: Birds and Their Sounds
Subchapter: Mechanical (non-vocal) sounds
From page 24 in the book.

♫70. Four drum rolls. May 15, 2004. Breaks Interstate Park, Breaks, Virginia. (1:11)

♫71. Thirteen drums over as many minutes, delivered at a more leisurely pace than in ♫70. Initially you can hear his feet on the tree as he positions himself for his first drum at 0:16. He's joined by a drumming ruffed grouse at 4:22. April 11, 2017. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (13:52)