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Protecting Red-Cocked Woodpeckers: Guardians of Trees in the South

Learn about the red-cocked woodpecker, its habitat, diet, and the conservation efforts needed to save this endangered species. Discover why preserving trees is crucial for these beneficial birds.

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Protecting Red-Cocked Woodpeckers: Guardians of Trees in the South

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  1. Wow was that a tasty insect!!! Pecking with woodpeckers Approxomatly 7 inches Large white cheek patch Long sskinny beaks for pecking Back is striped with black and white

  2. Home sweet home • Live from Virginia to Florida to a little amount of Texas • Live in southern old trees • In North Carolina red cocked woodpeckers live by the piedmont and coastal plain regions

  3. meals • Large diet range • Peck trees to get their food • Eat beetles, ants, roaches, spiders, and other things • They poke trees to get their food

  4. Nesting trees Red Cocked woodpeckers only nest in live pines. Thier selection is often is infected with red heart fungus.

  5. Endanger causes The Red cocked woodpeckers habitat decreased 99 percent since eropean settlement

  6. HELP!!! What we can do to help the red cocked woodpecker is to not cut down so many trees. We can cut down some trees but leave some for the woodpeckers

  7. Why should I care • Eat misqitos that bite us • We would have less misquitos if we had more woodpeckers

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