Wake Audubon Society Celebrates 50 Years of advocating for wildlife, nature and environmental conservation
The Wake Audubon Society is turning 50! Over the course of the next year we will celebrate our Community in…
A New Voice in the Pines: Spotlight on Dr. Lauren Pharr and the Future of RCW Research
As our year-long journey with the Red-cockaded Woodpecker comes to a close, we offer one final spotlight to…
Consider Supporting Wake Audubon this Giving Tuesday
So many ways to support Wake Audubon with your Giving Tuesday donation! On December 2, join the global day of…
Winter in the Pines: How Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Weather the Cold
As autumn gives way to winter, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker’s world changes. The longleaf pines that housed…
Mark, Move, Monitor: Tools of RCW Recovery
At sunrise, a newly translocated Red-cockaded Woodpecker takes wing from its artificial cavity, the…
Borrowed Homes and New Horizons: Artificial Cavities and Translocation for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
A faint scrape carries through the longleaf forest as a biologist steadies a drill against living pine.…
Where Fire and Forest Meet: Bringing Longleaf Pine Back for RCWs
Smoke curls skyward as a line of fire creeps steadily through the forest floor. To the untrained eye it…
Why She Leaves: The Story of Female RCW Dispersal
To stay or not to stay? That is the question. At least, if you’re a male Red-cockaded Woodpecker fledgling.…
Who Stays and Who Strays: The Social Choices of Male Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers – June 2025 BOTY Blog
Nature offers nearly endless varieties of adaptations that help species survive in their particular…
An adventurous partner’s love of birding lives on
By Rick LaRose, Board Director; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Co-chair; Beginner Birder Program…