I found some baby birds that fell out of their nest. The red-cockaded woodpecker is slightly larger than a bluebird and can be easily distinguished from other woodpeckers by its prominent white check patches. It also has black on the top and back of its head and numerous white spots in horizontal rows on its back giving it a ladder-back appearance. No most woodpecker species found in the Sandhills are year-round residents. No we are employed by the Department of Army as biologists to manage and monitor the natural resources found on DOD training lands.
Most military bases have their own natural resources staff.
A. Fort Bragg is fortunate to be a part of the second largest population of red-cockaded woodpeckers. According to an article in National Wildlife magazine red-cockaded woodpeckers once numbered approximately 1.6 million family groups at the time Columbus sailed. Today there are approximately 4500 family groups left throughout the Southeast. Unfortunately not much since all woodpeckers are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act . This drumming is usually a temporary problem that occurs only during the breeding season.