[birdky] Rpt: Red-headed Woodpeckers - Carter County
- From: "Scott Freidhof" <sialia67@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:11:34 -0500
March 20, 2009: The red-headed woodpeckers were actively calling this
afternoon at Tygarts State Forest adjacent to Carter Caves State Park.
Trees in this part of the forest suffered severe ice damage during the ice
storm of 2003. The state Division of Forestry acted quickly to salvage
harvest timber on about 250 acres. The result is a patchy, savanna-like oak
forest with a thick, briery understory. A fair number of oak snags are
standing in the forest as well. The heavy white oak acorn crop and beechnut
crop in Carter County this past winter has made this location heaven for the
woodpeckers. Forestry employees discovered some American chestnut trees
growing in one of the canopy gaps. The chestnut stump sprouts have
responded well to the additional sunlight and should flower and produce nuts
sometime in the next few years. Wouldn't it be exciting to see a red-headed
woodpecker carrying an American chestnut in its beak some day?
Scott Freidhof
Rowan County
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