What can people do to help the red cockaded woodpecker?

Answer 1

The endangered woodpeckers are the red cockaded and ivory billed. Protection of old growth forest is essential for their survival. The red headed woodpecker is listed as near threatened, but there has been some resurgence, such as the sandhill region of the coastal plain of North and South Carolina, where the bird is still fairly common.

The redheaded woodpecker's favorite nesting place is inside dead trees. They favor areas of burned or flooded forests. Red-headed Woodpeckers, on the 2006 Red List of Threatened Species, are driven off their home range by European Starlings, telephone poles being treated with cresote, and the removal of dead trees. We can help protect them by leaving dead limbs and underbrush for the birds to nest in.

Answer 2

Preserve the southern pine forests where the bird lives. If left to their own devices, this endangered bird recovers quickly. In North Carolina for example, replanting of long leaf pine forests has seen a resurgence in the red cockaded's numbers.

Answer 3

The endangered woodpeckers are the red cockaded and ivory billed. Protection of old growth forest is essential for their survival. The red headed woodpecker is listed as near threatened, but there has been some resurgence, such as the sandhill region of the coastal plain of North and South Carolina, where the bird is still fairly common.

Answer 4

The redheaded woodpecker's favorite nesting place is inside dead trees. They favor areas of burned or flooded forests. Red-headed Woodpeckers, on the 2006 Red List of Threatened Species, are driven off their home range by European Starlings, telephone poles being treated with cresote, and the removal of dead trees. We can help protect them by leaving dead limbs and underbrush for the birds to nest in.

Answer 5

Help preserve forests for habitat. The red headed woodpecker is not an endangered species. There was a decline in the mid 70's, but it seems to have reversed itself, and there has been an increase in their numbers.

Answer 6

The best way is to protect southern pine forests, where these birds are found. They nest only in pines.

Answer 7

There are places where the general public can go to ensure that southern swamp forests are protected. Check with Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, they can assist you.