tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post1578335995844460437..comments2023-03-23T08:41:42.935-05:00Comments on Backyard Birder: A Pileated sightingDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-31741393699638562722013-10-11T13:32:26.796-05:002013-10-11T13:32:26.796-05:00I've been to talks by ornithologists where the...I've been to talks by ornithologists where the bird's name is pronounced with the short "i" and it always sets my teeth on edge!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-83306523468422238292013-10-11T12:21:46.269-05:002013-10-11T12:21:46.269-05:00I love that bird! We see them often in our front ...I love that bird! We see them often in our front yard. I'm with Katina; I do pronounce it correctly but have never heard anyone else say it. Visitors usually say something along the lines of "that's one big woodpecker!" :)Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-88501240183093264302013-10-08T11:23:16.910-05:002013-10-08T11:23:16.910-05:00Well, if you had occasion to say it out loud and s...Well, if you had occasion to say it out loud and said it just like that, you would be 100% correct and you wouldn't bug me at all! Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-54047151811612278892013-10-08T10:44:25.636-05:002013-10-08T10:44:25.636-05:00Seeing as how I've never heard the name pronou...Seeing as how I've never heard the name pronounced (and always just see it written), I always said in my head Pie-lee-ate-edkatinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658859113915782535noreply@blogger.com