The endangered Red -
cockaded Woodpecker is in «critical but stable» ecological condition at this time.
Many different species of birds call the park home, and you'll have a rare opportunity to see several species of woodpeckers (including the endangered red -
cockaded woodpecker).
The Red -
cockaded Woodpecker feeds primarily on ants, beetles, cockroaches, caterpillars, wood - boring insects, and spiders, and occasionally fruit and berries.
About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red -
cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 20 - 22 cm long, with a wingspan of about 35 cm.
The Red -
cockaded Woodpecker's most distinguishing feature is a black cap and nape that encircle large white cheek patches.
I recently had the opportunity to visit an endangered species called the red -
cockaded woodpecker in Florida.
The Conservancy is reintroducing endangered red -
cockaded woodpeckers to the preserve and monitoring a rare wood stork rookery on the site.
I learned how controlled burns maintain this habitat for red -
cockaded woodpeckers, gopher tortoises, indigo snakes, and other species.»
For instance, some are including how specialized a species is and its dispersal ability (Red -
cockaded Woodpeckers need mature pine trees, so the forest must expand first; American Robins occur in suburban yards wherever it is warm enough for them).