# @okwildlifedept on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C74qqS1pLAR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18667737-okwildlifedept-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/59f6aaf829.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-06T19:13:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dept. of Wildlife Conservation (@okwildlifedept) — https://gondola.cc/okwildlifedept

## Caption

Historically, the red-cockaded woodpecker occurred throughout the shortleaf pine-dominated forests in McCurtain, Pushmataha, LeFlore, and Latimer counties, and may have even occurred in portions of the Ozarks in northeastern Oklahoma. Now the only remaining population in the state lies on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area and adjacent Ouachita National Forest. 

🐦 Unique among woodpeckers, this bird nests almost exclusively in living pine trees. In Oklahoma, nesting begins in late April and early May. Two to four eggs are incubated for only 10-12 days. Chicks fledge at 26 days, but may remain near the nest tree for several days thereafter. 

As biologists continue to monitor this population, seeing new chicks arrive brings great news. Awesome work team! 

#OutdoorOklahoma #endangeredspecies #nature #wildlife

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