For decades, Oklahoma’s red-cockaded woodpecker population was thought to be limited to an area in McCurtain County. However, after extensive habitat work, a pair of the federally threatened species was discovered 35 miles away in Le Flore County on the Ouachita National Forest - Oklahoma Ranger District. . . . #outdoors #oklahoma #conservation #bird #birds #birding #redcockadedwoodpecker #woodpecker #wildlife u.s.forestservice