A pileated woodpecker at work. Photo: James Mann via Creative Commons Powerful Woodpecker Leaves Big Chips By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust Although pileated woodpeckers are shy and secretive birds, their sounds can often be heard along Sanford trails. This bird is one of the most striking forest-dwelling birds in North America, and since the ivory billed woodpecker was declared extinct last October, it’s the largest woodpecker in North America. It’s nearly the size of a crow, black…