Pileated pair at nest holeNo pictures yet because Jim and Lorie are not back from the field, but at this moment (7:44 PM) they are with Lily and a male. Jim spoke in a hushed voice on his cell phone and said only that Lily was with a male and he had to go. He is probably taking pictures to help identify the male. So breakup occurred sometime since Lynn was with the family at noon on Friday, May 23. More on this tomorrow.
Liz and Holly At the Bear Center today, Elizabeth (now Liz) gave Holly a bottle so Holly could expand her trust to Liz.
All day today (temperature 82F now at 6:23PM) the air has been filled with the pleasant trill of American Toads.
The day started with a call from the female Pileated Woodpecker at 6:12 AM, making Lynn grab the camera and hurry to the window. The male was sticking his head out of the hole after brooding the eggs overnight. Within seconds the female landed. 
Pileated male leaves the nest holeAt 6:13 AM, the male flew out and the female entered to take over brooding while the male left to feed. To tell them apart, the male’s crest and forehead are red all the way to the bill. The female has a dark forehead and, to make it easier with this pair, she has white tips on her wing feathers.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center