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Originally Posted by DRH
Yes, I know about the "bad news"! Pileateds are very destructive and can damage trees so badly they don't survive. Fortunately, this particular bird poked around the ground for a few minutes and then flew off, hopefully not to return.
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If the pileateds are boring heavily into your trees, they are likely pretty well infested with wood-boring grubs and they are being damaged from the inside. They are letting you know that this tree is dying and you wouldn't otherwise know the tree is already at risk of coming down in a storm at some point in the future.