Could someone help me resolve a question? I have searched the Web and simply cannot get a clear answer.
Why is the population of red-headed woodpeckers declining while red-bellied woodpeckers are faring well? I know red-headed woodpeckers have suffered from loss of nesting habitat due to removal of snags and competition from starlings, but red-bellies use snags too. Can anyone give me some details? Thanks! Christine "Our correspondences have wings -- paper birds that fly from my house to yours -- flocks of ideas crisscrossing the country. Once opened, a connection is made. We are not alone in the world." Terry Tempest Williams, from Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

