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Re: tornadoes and woodpecker in Moore county



Will,

The diamond signs are the only markings that are used for RCW trees on
private lands in this area.  The old version of signs that we used to have
(and many are still out there) refer to the NCWRC as a contact prior to any
cutting of a marked tree.  The new signs list both the USFWS and the NCWRC
as a contact.  The USFWS has only had an office in the Sandhills since 1995
(http://ncsfs.fws.gov).  The Sandhills State Gamelands and Ft. Bragg mark
their RCW trees the same (2 bands of white paint) so as to not confuse
soldiers which train in both areas.

Susan Ladd Miller
Safe Harbor Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 119
Southern Pines, NC  28388
(910) 695-3323



----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Rowland" <whrowlan@gw.fis.NCSU.EDU>
To: <picoidesborealis@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: tornadoes and woodpecker in Moore county


> Hi Susan,
> I read this with interest as I frequent the Sandhills in search of
> birds and herps.  The RCW nesting trees I've seen have the white bands
> around the trunk.
> Perhaps the diamond shaped sign was a state "Gamelands" sign.
> regards,
> Will Rowland
> =====================
> >>> "Susan Ladd Miller" <picoidesborealis@hotmail.com> 07/03/03 12:13PM
> >>>
> I was listening to WRAL (101.5) 6:00 o'clock news in my car on my way
> home
> from my daughter's swimming class yesterday to hear the lead story
> about the
> tornadoes in Moore County.  Much to my surprise the lead story included
> a
> reporter live from Pinehurst at a house that had been damaged and a
> pine
> tree had fallen into the home's attic.  The reporter went on to
> describe the
> diamond sign that marked the fallen pine tree as a red-cockaded
> woodpecker
> (RCW) tree and described how the tree had fallen into the attic of the
> home
> and the owners found a woodpecker in their attic.  As soon as I got
> home I
> checked my office for any messages related to the downed pine tree or
> the
> woodpecker but didn't have any.  When I checked my home answering
> machine,
> my Veterinarian had called and left me the name and number of the
> Pinehurst
> resident with the woodpecker in their attic (they had called him
> because
> they thought that the bird was injured).
>
> Turns out the woodpecker is likely a juvenile red-bellied that was
> about to
> fledge.  The Pinehurst folks told me they were amateur birders and
> wanted to
> do anything to help this little guy.  I put them in touch with a
> rehabilitator in Fayetteville and expect to get an update next week on
> the
> bird's condition.
>
> Susan Ladd Miller
> Safe Harbor Biologist
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
> P.O. Box 119
> Southern Pines, NC  28388
> (910) 695-3323
>
>