Pileated woodpeckers are the largest of the common woodpeckers found in most of North America. These crow-sized birds present a memorable sight with their zebra-striped heads and necks ...

Shiny, reflective items placed around the outside of the home have also been known to keep woodpeckers away. Things like ...

In the Western and Southwestern states, the acorn woodpecker stores acorns in holes drilled in trees or houses. Each hole is ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp.

Woodpeckers can often be seen pecking on telephone poles – but in this instance, they are just making a lot of noise, and it ...

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff As many hours as I have spent in the woods over the years, I have never seen a ...