Why a rare bird that vanished 30 years ago might soon return

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Slight exaggeration in the headline, but the article is interesting. It was a vanishing orchid that started things off.

My one big question -- is this the same as the "red-eared" woodpecker ? Years ago, I read a newspaper article about the efforts to save that bird from extinction. It indicated that the only known population in AL was in an unspecified area on land owned by Alabama Power, which actively kept trespassers away as part of the conservation effort.

Now, every attempt to locate info about that bird is fruitless -- Google keeps sending me dozens of hits for "red-headed", regardless of how I try to prevent it from doing so.