Woodpeckers are remarkable birds, and in our area none is more remarkable than the pileated woodpecker. This is the largest, by far, of the six woodpecker species that occur here regularly, nearly the ...

My hole season has arrived and oh how I enjoy it! Actually, I love the holes and consequently enjoy this time of year when holes become very busy. I am, of course, referring to woodpecker holes in ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.

Since the Endangered Species Act was established nearly 50 years ago in the United States, the Fish and Wildlife Service has prevented the extinction of more than 99 percent of the species listed in ...

In some acorn woodpecker family groups, related females lay eggs in the same nest and raise the chicks cooperatively with one or more related males. Acorn Woodpeckers live in close-knit family groups ...

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 ...

The birds at our feeders have been busy beyond anything I have believed. The activity at the feeders, especially at the two safflower seed feeders, keep me busy, and as I write this, they promise to ...