(1) Name of species: Red-cockaded Woodpecker 



Species legal status and authority: Federally endangered (Cooper 



et al. 1977) 



Number of populations on site: Not determined 



Number of individuals per population: Five trees with active cavities, 



inactive cavities or starts were seen; also one bird. 



Size or maturity of individuals: Presumed to be a breeding population 



Phenology of population: Not applicable 



General vigor of population: Not determined 



Disturbance or threats to population: None visible 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Longleaf pine - turkey oak sand ridge 



Topography: Gently sloping to sloping 



Soil series: Kureb sand 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River, Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: Polygonella polygama , 



Froelichia sp., Vaccinium sp.; Animals: see attached master species 



lists. 



(See FIGURE 18 for detailed map of endangered and threatened species locations.) 



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