Remarkable footage captures the moment a red-headed woodpecker evicts a starling squatting in its nest by yanking it out of a tree trunk. Woodpeckers and starlings are cavity nesters, meaning they ...

Lately, my home in the country has been all a whirl with the sights and sounds of one of my favorite birds. Few birds can rival the striking beauty of the red-headed woodpecker. With a brilliant ...

Late January gave us plenty of opportunities for walking in subzero temperatures. For two weeks, my morning treks were in these chilly times. Most of the days were calm and — even when the ...

Two facts generally are known about the red-bellied woodpecker. One is that its belly is not red. This is undeniable; you can see it with your eyes. The other is that its range is the southeastern ...

Our region’s woodpeckers may be simultaneously praised for their biological control of grubs and other insect pests yet maligned for perceived or actual damage that they cause to trees and various man ...

When Brian Shema began taking part in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count more than two decades ago, red-bellied woodpeckers were a very rare sight. The red-headed bird’s historical ...

SOUTH NEWFANE The red-bellied woodpecker is an established Vermont bird, on its way to becoming as common as the many other flatlanders that have moved north to make the state its home. The ...