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Hi Eric, Yes, there are pileated woodpeckers in Ohio. Actually the pileated looks very much like the ivory-billed woodpecker. The ivory billed woodpecker has been thought to be extinct, but sightings have been reported in Arkansas over the past few years. Pileated woodpeckers can be pretty shy sometimes which make them hard to photograph. I was fortunate enough to have one cooperate with me recently. The picture below was taken in January. Supposedly it is the only picture of a pileated taken here in NW Ohio. <a href="image-files/pileated-woodpecker-lg.jpg" rel="thumbnail" title="Pileated Woodpecker"><img src="image-files/pileated-woodpecker-tn.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Pileated Woodpecker"></a><br> <font color="#CC6633">(click image for a larger picture)</font> They have been sighted for a few years now, but very difficult to photograph. Thanks for writing. Please send along a picture of a pileated if you are able to get one. Jon

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