Neil Lalonde found himself 40 feet above the ground one spring morning, reaching into a woodpecker nest in a loblolly pine, and pulling out a 5-day-old bird. He clasped tiny bands around its ...

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"All nests usually cluster in the same tree, and the birds stick together as a family unit."Red-cockaded woodpeckers are habitat specialists that nest only in mature long-leaf pine forests ...

At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had dipped as low as 1,470 clusters — or groups of nests, wildlife officials said. Today, there are an estimated 7,800 clusters.

At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had dipped as low as 1,470 clusters—or groups of nests, wildlife officials said. Today, there are an estimated 7,800 clusters.

At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had dipped as low as 1,470 clusters — or groups of nests, wildlife officials said. Today, there are an estimated 7,800 clusters. “It’s ...