Interesting. I would have assumed it to be a more common variety like Carne mentioned, but there is no mistaking the pileated from a smaller variety. You should try and get a picture. Getting spring fever looking at all these nature shots. I'll have pictures to add when it warms up.
Yeah, it was definitely a male Pileated after looking up more images. I just put up a new bird feeder the other day so hopefully I'll have some more pics to share. It's raining ice right now. So probably not today . Much to my chagrin.
....the eyes of a child 
is this an african bee eater? Nebody know?Oh do tell me more about the birds& the bees. cn
With that short bill and wing pattern I would go with a Downy. A Pileated is about the size of a crow. I hope you get to capture a photo of the Pileated one of these days .
Nope. It's a Red-tailed Hawk.
The caption in the paper said that those were Bohemian's.Nope. It's a Red-tailed Hawk.
I love Cedar Waxwings. I have a flock of them down by the river. What I really would like to get a picture of is some Bohemian Waxwings.
The Newspaper is right. I didn't catch the rufous coloring on the face. They also have rufous on the underside of the tail and a white bar on the wings.
