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    Default Pileated woodpecker trying to get a drink?

    I wondered if a pileated woodpecker made these marks in a rock maple trying to get some sap to get a drink. In one of the pictures there are light cross marks in the wood like a beak scraping the wood.
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    Porcupine?
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    I came across this tree in my woodlot while setting taps back in January.

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    Apparently, the birds in my woods have acquired heavy weapons. And learned how to use them!


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    That looks like porcupine damage to me.
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    [QUOTE=Russell Lampron;333912]That looks like porcupine damage to me.[/QUOTE

    Could be. I didn't know they could climb a small tree up to a height of 5 - 8 feet.
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    Mark, I have the same in my woods.
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    [QUOTE=Homestead Maple;334031]
    Quote Originally Posted by Russell Lampron View Post
    That looks like porcupine damage to me.[/QUOTE

    Could be. I didn't know they could climb a small tree up to a height of 5 - 8 feet.
    Actually, the damage on the tree is about 10-15 feet above the ground.

    Can Porcupines climb a tree that high?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestead Maple View Post
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    Mark, I have the same in my woods.
    Hmmm. Looks like the same kind of damage. Same shaped holes and same depth.

    Do you think it's from a bird or porcupine (or something else)?

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    [QUOTE=mspina14;334039][QUOTE=Homestead Maple;334031]

    Actually, the damage on the tree is about 10-15 feet above the ground.

    Can Porcupines climb a tree that high?


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    I get a lot of damage from porcupine. I would say that is what it was. They cling to the tree and chew the crap out of drops. This one died of lead poisoning.

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