The decline of red-headed woodpeckers over my lifetime is one of the saddest things to me. In my memory, there would be at least one every mile on gravel roads. Hit turtles seem tragic, and once I saw a beaver, to my regret. Thanks for the history lesson. Also, Suzanna de Baca shares her perspective on the 1924 trip from a post two years ago come October. https://suzannadebaca.substack.com/p/dead-skunk-in-the-middle-of-the-road?utm_source=publication-search
Thanks for the link to Suzanna's piece, Bob! I'd missed it in 2022. Agreed about the red-head decline. We're fortunate here in Clayton County to still have good numbers at our place.
The decline of red-headed woodpeckers over my lifetime is one of the saddest things to me. In my memory, there would be at least one every mile on gravel roads. Hit turtles seem tragic, and once I saw a beaver, to my regret. Thanks for the history lesson. Also, Suzanna de Baca shares her perspective on the 1924 trip from a post two years ago come October. https://suzannadebaca.substack.com/p/dead-skunk-in-the-middle-of-the-road?utm_source=publication-search
Thanks for the link to Suzanna's piece, Bob! I'd missed it in 2022. Agreed about the red-head decline. We're fortunate here in Clayton County to still have good numbers at our place.
Those are good observations, as always. Thanks
It is a grief, and I don't see how it's going to get better. Until the world changes, of course, and that is coming up.