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Earlier this month (May 14, 2012), the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service banded three federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker
chicks who were born on land owned by Alabama Power near Lake Mitchell. The
tiny chicks (between 7 and 9 days old) can now be tracked as they grow and
move. About 30 red-cockaded woodpeckers live in rare stands of mountain
longleaf pines around Lake Mitchell. It is only one of two privately owned
sites in the state where the birds can be found. They can also be found on
some public lands in the state. Alabama Power and other landowners in the
area protect and manage the land as important habitat for the rare birds.
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