The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency announced a plan to reintroduce the red-cockaded woodpecker to the state.

Now that winter has arrived and natural sources of bird food are scarcer, bird feeders are attracting a lot of activity. Woodpeckers are among the most consistent visitors, and several species can be ...

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 ...

Q: My ash tree has been undergoing emerald ash borer treatment for several years. Does the chemical injection affect the woodpeckers and nuthatches? I hope I’m not inadvertently poisoning them.

Tennessee’s wildlife and environmental agencies plan to bring back a species no longer found in the state: the red-cockaded ...

It was unmistakable, that sound: ritcha-ritcha-ritcha. It had to be an acorn woodpecker, a bird with which I am very familiar. I had not heard it for more than four years, since moving to Tucson. I ...

Here is a bird identification quiz: What is the woodpecker with a red neck and crown that we commonly see in our local yards and parks? If you said red-headed woodpecker, guess again. Our most common ...

Q. What is the status of the ivory-billed woodpecker? Some sources say it’s extinct. Others say it is rare but still exists. A. Most, though not all, ornithologists I know believe the ivory-billed ...