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

Many homeowners use a variety of clever tips to attract bug-eating birds, like woodpeckers, to their yard, because they are good at keeping the bug problem under control. One way you know you've ...

Starting in late fall, I feed the woodpeckers suet cakes. A while ago, I was at Home Depot picking up a shovel for a job when I heard someone asking how to fix a woodpecker that was leaving holes in ...

I rarely spot either culprit, but my trees reveal exactly what pileated woodpeckers and carpenter ants are up to.

Red-bellied woodpeckers don’t always tap on trees for food. Sometimes, it is to find a mate. Seven species of woodpeckers are native to Pennsylvania and can be found in all areas of the state, from ...

Red-cockaded woodpeckers, Picoides borealis, are the only birds that excavate cavities in living pine trees. Each woodpecker might spend years excavating its own roost in the live tree – which is a ...

Woodpeckers are well known for striking tree trunks with remarkable force and precision. These birds deliver thousands of ...

Foresters are calling it the most destructive tree pest to ever invade North America, and its march of devastation continues. Emerald ash borer has now spread to 35 states, killing hundreds of ...

I spend a lot of time outside and one of my favorite sounds this time of year is the drumming of woodpeckers. In our neck of the woods, we have mostly hairy woodpeckers and downy woodpeckers. (Note: ...

This is a plea for the woodpecker tree. Blame it on my Mom. Every evening this spring as the other birds forage my woods for final noshes of food, Mr. P lets me know he's on his tree. This pileated ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has chosen the Red-bellied Woodpecker as it March Bird in Focus.

A 40-year-old evergreen stump remains standing because it hosts insects and larvae that draw multiple woodpecker species ...