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Today, while walking along the Champlain Heights Trail, I was surprised to see a Pileated Woodpecker fly into Doug’s Garden. The woodpecker landed on the forest floor, pecked for a bit at a fallen log, examined a maple tree and a douglas fir before flying away down the trail. I hear it is a rare sighting for the area. What a magical moment!