Fully black bird with half-moon white under the wing in Baraboo WI on 1/4/2022 (1 Viewer)

[WarriorB_Yotch]

This was a very large bird the size of a hawk but was more woodpecker like behavior! There was no red at all! It was super unique! Unfortunately it is not the best pictures but will at least give you a good idea of what it might be...

Thank you in advance for your patience with me!

 

[jmepler]

The red crest would not have been visible from the underside of the bird. The shape and the wing pattern is spot-on for Pileated Woodpecker.

 

[WarriorB_Yotch]

The red crest would not have been visible from the underside of the bird. The shape and the wing pattern is spot-on for Pileated Woodpecker.

To be clear, I saw the bird in the tree and watched it for about 2 minutes and it wasn't until I reviewed all of my photos that I realized I got the picture of the unusual markings on the underside of the bird. I saw it flying over my head, noticed the weird markings and it's pretty large size (about the same size as a small duck).

 

[PYRTLE]

Do you not agree that it is a Pileated Woodpecker?