tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post1859626964482091397..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Woodpeckers boom, probably because of invasive pestJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-32777194149048701312016-10-07T18:08:51.908-04:002016-10-07T18:08:51.908-04:00Red-headed woodpeckers have recently changed their...Red-headed woodpeckers have recently changed their conservation status in Ontario (not a huge drop but enough to notice the decreasing population). Despite a surge in food source, could this be connected to selective logging and removal of ash trees in response to the EAB? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-33910721160447162652013-12-29T13:19:47.543-05:002013-12-29T13:19:47.543-05:00I started a woodpecker population study in a SW Oh...I started a woodpecker population study in a SW Ohio woodlot back in 2007. We are using a standard protocol and doing surveys annually. The EAB is not yet in the woods and ash are a minor component of the forest, so it will be interesting to see if we are able to pick up an uptick in woodpecker numbers.Tom Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224647041667077820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-2239009823049057172013-12-27T10:54:55.434-05:002013-12-27T10:54:55.434-05:00Thanks for your comment, GG, and Jared, I think th...Thanks for your comment, GG, and Jared, I think the jury is still out. Hopefully there will be enough resistant trees to carry on after the bug has (hopefully) run its course. One concern is that some of the ash specialist insects that I mentioned in the post will not be able to survive the widespread loss of ash, even if the trees do eventually recover.Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-67558717546261029042013-12-26T18:43:46.471-05:002013-12-26T18:43:46.471-05:00I've been wondering...are American ashes doome...I've been wondering...are American ashes doomed? What if we let the EAB kill off all our native ash across the country. Will the EAB then be wiped out, too? If that's the case, we could then replant our ashes. Of course, if we accidentally brought over EAB once...<br /><br />Ashes are among my favorite trees. Corky bark, phillip's head screwdriver buds, beautiful golden-maroon fall foliage. Tell me there is hope!jaredmizaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105608831486294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-32814591824130284102013-12-26T15:51:20.107-05:002013-12-26T15:51:20.107-05:00EABs are just now starting to move into Kansas, al...EABs are just now starting to move into Kansas, although we've been on the watch for them for several years now. It was interesting to read your descriptions of their effect in Ohio; my heart is heavy over the loss of yet another important forest component.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com