Pileated woodpeckers, the largest woodpecker in North America, rely on big trees and decaying wood in order to thrive. These striking birds are often seen on the forest floor, using their chisel-like beaks to dig for carpenter ants and wood-boring beetle larvae. Like the one seen here, pileated woodpeckers will scale bark off of live and dead trees and dig deeper than any other species of woodpecker to find these tasty meals. Thanks to a sponge-like skull and a well-cushioned brain cavity, these

Did you know? The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW), once on the brink of extinction, calls the area around Stanton Energy Center home. Thanks to decades of conservation work — including efforts by OUC at Stanton and across the Southeast — the RCW was downlisted from endangered to threatened in October 2024. As we recognize Endangered Species Day on May 16, we celebrate the collective efforts that have helped this bird recover and thrive in its natural habitat! 🐦🌳 #CommunityPowered #FLPublicPower