Red Cockaded Woodpecker In North Carolina Royalty-Free Stock Image

Birdwatching_nc`s profile picturebirdwatching_ncYesterday I took a quick trip to the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Preserve to scout out locations for my upcoming birding tours this Friday & Sunday.I was pleased to see that the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are nesting once again in their favorite spots!These sweet little birds were once a common sight in the southeastern regions of the United States. Due to loss of habitat, today they are considered an endangered species.Red-cockaded Woodpeckers require a narrow scope of forest conditions to breed. They prefer to nest in mature stands of long leaf pine trees with little or no understory. Unfortunately these old growth forests have faced rapid decline which has led to the decline of this species as well.Luckily, the Weymouth Woods Preserve is a special place where the old pine trees are preserved and maintained lending to provide the perfect conditions for the Red-cockaded to breed. Here you can see them raising their families every spring and throughout the summer months. It’s truly a special place to enjoy these wonderful birds.