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Download Today's Toledo Magazine Page + + TOLEDO MAGAZINE toledoBlade.com THE BLADE, TOLEDO, OHIO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013 SECTION B, PAGE 6 THE TOHEUT ODOOUTRSDOO PRSAGE PAGE Owls▲ and Woodpeckers Their symbiotic relationship helps assess the health and viability of their habitats By MATT MARKEY vides a measure of the health of cies of woodpeckers living there, and JEFF BASTING the entire ecosystem, thus making and all of them create cavities in them an indicator. trees — cavities that the eastern hey are not adversaries, but at The keystone species, as Mr. screech owls here benefit from.” Tfirst glance, they could hard- Bannick describes it, improves Oak Openings is a band of san- ly be considered great friends. habitat that will support a wide dy soil that stretches through Hen- Owls are birds of prey, stealthy range of other species. There are a ry and Fulton counties and across hunters of the night that strike with multitude of insects, amphibians, the Michigan line, spread out sev- powerful talons to satisfy a fierce, mammals, and many birds other eral miles wide in most areas. The carnivorous appetite. Woodpeck- than owls that rely on woodpeckers Oak Openings region is one of the ers are much more methodical to create the cavities they need for most rare ecosystems on the plan- workers, endlessly jumping from et, and tabbed by the Nature Con- tree to tree and hammering away to servancy as “One of America’s Last forage for grubs and insects, while Great Places.” also using the holes they excavate Oak Openings is home to more to build nests. endangered native plant species Their common bond would seem than any other place in the Buck- Eastern screech owl ART WEBER to be limited to feathers and flight, eye State, and home to owls and but they have a much more com- ART WEBER woodpeckers. Winter is an ideal Downy woodpecker plex and symbiotic relationship, time for visitors to Secor Metropark and one that is valued in assessing to catch a glimpse of owls hunt- the health and viability of certain ing at dusk, or see woodpeckers as habitats. their rapid-fire pounding echoes Photographer and naturalist Seattle photographer through the scattered forest during Paul Bannick of Seattle has spent Paul Bannick the day. The exhibit at the National thousands of hours traversing the Center for Nature Photography in- wild places on the North American nesting and food. cludes images of the 19 owl and 22 continent, on foot, by kayak, and Owls aid woodpeckers by keep- woodpecker species that call North on snowshoes, and has chronicled ing rodent populations in check, America home. the way these two families of birds and limiting the loss of eggs and the “If this were an exhibit on wood tell us much about the places where destruction of woodpecker nests by rats or mosquitoes, I’m not sure they live. Included in that list of owl these pests. people would be all that excited, and woodpecker ecosystem du- “Owls are at the top of their food but these are such beautiful birds, plexes is the Oak Openings region web and that often makes them in- besides being so important,” said west of Toledo. dicators attesting to the health of Art Weber, a nature photogra- Mr. Bannick, whose stunning the ecosystems they inhabit,” Mr. pher and writer who served as Me- photos of these birds are currently Bannick said. “Woodpeckers, while troparks public information man- on display at the National Center for often indicator species as well, are ager for three decades. “A number Red-headed woodpecker ART WEBER Nature Photography at Secor Me- also keystone species, since they of these woodpeckers and owls pre- ART WEBER tropark in Oak Openings, details in create sap-wells and excavations Barred owl fer an area like Oak Openings, so his book The Owl and The Wood- that benefit many other animals we can see this unique relationship pecker the critical roles they play that use these cavities, including play out right here every day.” in essentially providing us with a the 10 species of owls that use their Mr. Bannick, who has observed readout of the vital signs of sensi- cavities for nest sites.” owls and woodpeckers in the Arctic tive ecosystems. Mr. Bannick visited Oak Open- tundra, the desert, the grasslands The author describes owls and ings recently, and found what he and shrub steppe, western forests, woodpeckers as indicator species called “an area incredibly rich with eastern forests and boreal forests, and as keystone species in vital woodpeckers,” with multiple vari- and in the pine and oak woodlands, habitats. Some species are highly eties and a large population of east- said that for many owls and wood- dependent on critical natural ele- ern screech owls. The holes wood- peckers, the connections are espe- ments of their environment, such peckers open in trees provide hous- cially pronounced. as old growth trees, and when these ing and nutrition for the other in- “Most people are surprised by elements are degraded, vulnerable habitants of Oak Openings. the relationship and the degree to owls and woodpeckers are severe- “There is such a diversity of hab- which it goes,” Mr. Bannick said. ly affected, Mr. Bannick said. The itat in that region,” Mr. Bannick “But this relationship reminds us health of their populations pro- said. “And you’ve got several spe- that everything is connected.” ART WEBER Red-bellied woodpecker Great horned owl ART WEBER OAK OPENINGS REGION Critical Connections Mich. Ohio Sylvania Wildwood Indicator species Keystone species Ten Mile Creek Preserve Metropark Reflect health of forest Anchor the ecosystem Lucas Co. 295 Oak Openings Fulton Co. Central Ave. Region Secor Metropark Ottawa River Barred Downy Kitty Todd Bancroft Ave. owl woodpecker Preserve Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve Old State Line Holland 80 90 Toledo Swanton Crissey Rd. Oak Openings Delta 475 Eastern Red-headed 2 Region 20A 23 Maumee screech woodpecker Yellow-bellied Oak Openings owl Preserve Metropark Swan Perrysburg sapsuckers Creek 24 drill holes that Whitehouse Wood Co. Great Red-bellied create sap wells 109 64 75 that feed other Fulton Co. Waterville horned woodpecker insects, mam- owl 295 Louis W. Campbell mals, and birds, Nature Preserve particularly Maumee Blue Creek Indicator species are highly dependent on critical natural Liberty Center hummingbirds. State Forest Maumee River Conservation elements of their environment. When these elements are Area Grand Rapids degraded, many species are severely impacted. Keystone SOURCE: ODNR species improve habitat by creating nesting cavities or food sources that in turn support a wide range of species. IF YOU GO The Owl and the Woodpecker photo exhibit ■ When: open noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 16. Special holiday open house receptions Pileated woodpecker with light refreshments will be offered today and next week- end. The exhibit is free and everyone is welcome. ■ Where: National Center for Northern hawk owl Hairy woodpecker Northern pygmy owl Nature Photography in Secor These photos are part of ‘The Owl and the Woodpecker’ exhibition of Paul Bannick’s Metropark, west of Toledo. work that is on display at the National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark. The center is also hosting a special program on owls in conjunction with Nature’s Nurs- ery, and a photo shoot on woodpeckers. Contact the Nature Center for times and dates, or go to www.naturephotocenter.com or www.metroparkstoledo.com for more information. Snowy owl PHOTOS/PAUL BANNICK + Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black (NO FOLIO) - B6 - Sunday, December 22, 2013 Saturday, December 21, 2013 7:09 PM.
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