What is it about?
We investigated what types of live and dead trees (i.e., snags) that White-headed Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, and Northern Flickers use for excavating nest cavities in ponderosa pine forests.
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Why is it important?
This research broadens our understanding of how what substrates are used by woodpeckers for nesting and enable forest managers to better provide these substrates after timber harvest.
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This page is a summary of: Nest-Site Characteristics of Three Woodpecker Species in Managed Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Eastern Cascade Range, Northwestern Naturalist, September 2012, Northwestern Naturalist,
DOI: 10.1898/nwn11-10.1.
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