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  1. nartreb

    Help, please! - Black Bird with Large White Half Moons on Wings

    As Butty pointed out in post #9, that photo shows the underside of the bird, which has a rather different color pattern from the topside. Also note the visible feet... It is an unusual photo, in that the head is twisted down for some reason. Perhaps the bird wanted to keep an eye on the...
  2. nartreb

    Help, please! - Black Bird with Large White Half Moons on Wings

    Pileated woodpecker, no question about it. 1) "large black bird with white wing markings, in Pennsylvania woods" leaves very few options. The photos and description allow us to infer some flight patterns that make most of the options very unlikely - e.g., an immature bald eagle isn't going to...
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