In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ...

While an important native bird species, officials say woodpeckers can cause problems around Connecticut homes primarily due to drumming and drilling activities.

I take our seed feeders down in April because birds find so much natural food they stop coming. The feeders are back up now, ...

You may have noticed that almost every species of passerine bird has a particular method of flying. Woodpeckers (including ...

Paul Vriend's photo of a northern flicker in flight, a tale of a Chinook salmon caught while sailing and, as requested, the ...

Woodpeckers are one family of birds that need no introduction—their name says it all. From the dainty Downy to the imposing Pileated, 22 species of woodpeckers can be found carving out homes in trees ...

For the last two hours this morning, I have been mesmerized by what I think is the best bird of my day! As usual I was surveying the landscape of tall, huge, spruce trees. Mixed in are some alder, a ...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek farmer. He lived between 650 and 750 BC. He knew the seasons brought different conditions, different weather. If he had lived in the Upper Peninsula he would have been ...

A keystone species is one that plays a disproportionately large role in maintaining the structure and biodiversity of its ecosystem. The most classic keystone species in North America is the beaver, ...

Once upon a time, there was a bird with a long, sturdy bill who, in spring, could be found annoying a homeowner with loud banging on his house even at sunrise! Yes, this bird didn’t have a beautiful ...

Tim Crouch took these photos in the backyard of his Golden Hills home of Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus). Flickers are a large type of woodpecker with bright reddish orange patches under their ...