SAVEABIRD INC *AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS FOCUSED ON THE CONSERVATION OF ALL BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS. SAVEABIRD INC'S MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ALL BIRDS UTILIZING ONLINE AND LIVE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS.
This month's featured bird is The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
According to The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Biologist Mr. J. Hammond of the Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office, this specific area, The Boiling Spring Lakes referred to as (BSL) red-cockaded woodpecker referred to as (RCW) sub-population functions as part of the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point Significant Support Population. Significant Support Populations are valued in the Recovery Plan （Service 2003）said, “…because they protect against demographic, environmental, and catastrophic events, contain important genetic resources, and facilitate natural dispersal among populations.” The greatest threats to these sub-populations are primarily habitat loss and fragmentation, and the absence of fire to maintain the ecological forest conditions necessary to sustain the biological needs of the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Quoted saying: "Pine-forested land within Boiling Spring Lakes is interesting because of the presence of a residual, mixed aged forest, including old-growth pines, some of which still show evidence of the naval stores industry from the 19th century. https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/naval-stores/
These old growth pines are essential to BSL’s RCWs – the birds excavate their nesting and roosting cavities in these.
One interesting activity that is being completed is the artificial cavity currently in use by red-cockaded woodpeckers in Boiling Spring Lakes. This is the picture on the left. The picture on the right is a natural hole created by a woodpecker. The hole on the right is yet to be determined if a red cockaded woodpecker made this. The artificial cavity will help ensure the stability of the tree. This will help save these precious endangered birds.
This month's featured bird is The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
According to The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Biologist Mr. J. Hammond of the Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office, this specific area, The Boiling Spring Lakes referred to as (BSL) red-cockaded woodpecker referred to as (RCW) sub-population functions as part of the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point Significant Support Population. Significant Support Populations are valued in the Recovery Plan （Service 2003）said, “…because they protect against demographic, environmental, and catastrophic events, contain important genetic resources, and facilitate natural dispersal among populations.” The greatest threats to these sub-populations are primarily habitat loss and fragmentation, and the absence of fire to maintain the ecological forest conditions necessary to sustain the biological needs of the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Quoted saying: "Pine-forested land within Boiling Spring Lakes is interesting because of the presence of a residual, mixed aged forest, including old-growth pines, some of which still show evidence of the naval stores industry from the 19th century. https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/naval-stores/
These old growth pines are essential to BSL’s RCWs – the birds excavate their nesting and roosting cavities in these.
One interesting activity that is being completed is the artificial cavity currently in use by red-cockaded woodpeckers in Boiling Spring Lakes. This is the picture on the left. The picture on the right is a natural hole created by a woodpecker. The hole on the right is yet to be determined if a red cockaded woodpecker made this. The artificial cavity will help ensure the stability of the tree. This will help save these precious endangered birds.
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Despite efforts by Boiling Spring Lakes and the Service to conserve RCW habitat within the city limits, without proactive habitat management in key areas, the population can be expected to continue to decline, although a few active clusters are expected to remain. Some large and old pines – important for foraging habitat and for creating nesting/roosting cavities, will be lost to development. As the habitat becomes more urbanized, RCW cavities will be enlarged by other woodpecker species and native RCWs will be displaced. Larger woodpecker species will enlarge cavities making them unsuitable for sheltering RCWs.