The pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is such a strikingly large bird that it can only be confused with the ivory-billed woodpecker which is debated by many as to whether it is actually extinct ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Truly a rare visitor to our backyard bird feeders, it’s always exciting when Dr. Pill shows up. Dr. Pill is our nickname for our local Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus ...

Let’s say you’re a carpenter ant. It’s December. You’re dormant, asleep in a rotting beech tree. Having feasted on decaying hardwood until late autumn’s cold made you drowsy, you and a thousand or so ...

“Woodpecker,” we think, when we see a black and white bird at our feeder or on a tree trunk, lumping members of a diverse family together. But which one is it? Woodpeckers deserve a second look, ...

Winter birds give us plenty of company as the cold season moves through the Northland. Many visit our bird feeders, allowing for close views, while others stay further back in the woods in ...

THAT TAP-TAP-TAPPING you hear? It's the sound of a woodpecker — the one bird that fascinates all of us. In New Jersey, we have seven regularly occurring woodpeckers, all of which nest here. Is there a ...