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Location: Conroe, Texas | Location: Conroe, Texas | ||
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| − | Red Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis). This bird has been on the endanged list (US) since the 1970s. It nests in small colonies in mature pine forests. Unfortunately pine trees are logged for commercial application and many pine forests have been destroyed. Hurricanes also destroy many nests. The Texas Forest service, along with Texas A&M University, has rebuilt nests and worked to preserve pine forests to provide a home for RBW colonies. | + | Red Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis). This bird has been on the endanged list (US) since the 1970s. |
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| + | It nests in small colonies in mature pine forests. Unfortunately pine trees are logged for commercial application and many pine forests have been destroyed. Hurricanes also destroy many nests. The Texas Forest service, along with Texas A&M University, has rebuilt nests and worked to preserve pine forests to provide a home for RBW colonies. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Picoides+borealis}} | {{GSearch|Picoides+borealis}} | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 17 September 2007
- Picoides borealis
Description
Location: Conroe, Texas
Identification
Red Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis). This bird has been on the endanged list (US) since the 1970s.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
It nests in small colonies in mature pine forests. Unfortunately pine trees are logged for commercial application and many pine forests have been destroyed. Hurricanes also destroy many nests. The Texas Forest service, along with Texas A&M University, has rebuilt nests and worked to preserve pine forests to provide a home for RBW colonies.
