As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to pound ...

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 ...

Winter bird feeding is one of the most popular hobbies in America. It is estimated that nearly 60 million Americans feed birds in their yards in winter or summer. That is about 40% of all Americans ...

Woodpeckers of various species are familiar to most people, even to those who do not spend much time outdoors. Perhaps this familiarity is due to the famous cartoon character Woody Woodpecker, who ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to pound ...

Of all the birds that come to feeders in our area, perhaps none are so dependable as the woodpeckers. Four species occur here in most winters. Two are common and familiar, even if they are hard to ...

Local species of woodpeckers are common and widespread, like the downy and hairy, and also the northern flicker and the Williamson’s and red-naped sapsuckers. These species are reliable in their ...

Yellow-bellied sapsuckers make rows of holes in trees to eat the sap that flows out and insects that get trapped in it. (Clay Wollney) Seven species of woodpeckers have been seen on Staten Island.