John,
Really neat recording.
One - of many possibilities - the hawk just took the young or mate of the
woodpecker.
I've seen young red tails try for anything that moves, including Starlings.
Drew
At 12:05 AM 9/6/2011 +0000, you wrote:
>If anyone out there has experience/knowledge about woodpecker calls I
>would appreciate any comments.
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>http://soundcloud.com/dismalhiker/agitated-pileated-woodpecker
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>Yesterday I recorded the last 2 minutes of a 5 minute long Pileated
>Woodpecker call, mixed with what sounds like a hawk (? Red-Tailed
>hawk). The woodpecker sounded quite agitated, especially evident near the=
>end of the recording. The woodpecker is clearly aware of the hawk's
>presence and responds to it. Any thoughts on this apparent interaction
>between the woodpecker and the hawk?
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>I hear the Pileated Woodpecker almost every time I'm out hiking, but I've=
>never heard it go on for 5 minutes continuously or sound so agitated.
>
>It was a very windy day (tropical storm approaching), so the recording is=
>a bit noisy, with some EQ to lift the woodpecker out of the
>noise. Location: Ouachita Mountains, central Arkansas.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>John
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