Woodpecker population monitoring on the Boise National Forest: project protocol. Version 1.0

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The USDA Forest Service identifies "management indicator species" as indicators of forest health. These species are often chosen to represent specific habitat types within the forest. To be most effective as indicators, these species tend to be sensitive to changes within forest conditions. Management indicator species are also important in the Forest Service's obligation to manage threatened, endangered, and sensitive species. The Boise National Forest has identified three avian species—Black-backed Woodpecker, White-headed Woodpecker, and Pileated Woodpecker—as management indicator species. Our purpose was to design a survey program to sample each of these three target woodpecker species. This document lays out the survey design philosophy, survey area selection, field methods, vegetation data collection needs, and point count protocol. We also discuss analytical methods.
A spreadsheet of survey results for White-headed Woodpecker presence/absence within the survey area visited in the 2019 field season accompanied the report; it has 373 records (14 being positive [species seen] and 359 being negative sightings).

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Electronic File - Zoology: Birds

The document isn't dated, but we've received it in 2019, and it mentions the 2019 field season.