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 ecological niches. Some creatures flourish in solitude, while others thrive through kinship and cooperation. Last year, we admired the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Minus brief encounters to mate and a short time raising chicks, they live alone nearly their whole lives. But at the opposite end of the social spectrum is this year’s Bird of the Year, the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, a bird whose life is rooted in relationships. Shaped by scarcity and honed by habitat, their…
An adventurous partner’s love of birding lives on
By Rick LaRose, Board Director; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Co-chair; Beginner Birder Program…
Celebrating the 2025 Wake Audubon Award Recipients: Diane Hardy and Phil Doerr
Each year, Wake Audubon recognizes individuals whose contributions exemplify our mission to inspire the…
Spring in the Pines: Breeding Season for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
Even the most ardent tree-lovers among us may be feeling less kindly about our Carolina pines during these…