Modification of Copeyon's Drilling Technique for Making Artificial Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavities

摘要

The paper describes a modification to Copeyon's drilling technique for making highly effective artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers. The changes virtually eliminate the possibility of making a mistake in constructing cavities and reduces the learning time to less than 2 weeks. The basic change is the use of a 3-inch access hole that allows the relative position of the pith to be used to avoid breeching the sapwood and replaces routing the cavity with a single, precisely drilled hole.