If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

Now a story about a mysterious noise - our colleague Sacha Pfeiffer was about to go live with me a few weeks ago when she heard it. She is a reporter on NPR's investigative team, so you know she had ...

A few weeks ago, at about 6:45 in the morning, I was at home, waiting to talk live on the air with Morning Edition host Michel Martin about a story I'd done, when I suddenly heard a loud metallic ...

Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But when they turn their attention to pecking your home, it can be frustrating. Aside ...

(CNN) - You’ve likely heard the sound of a woodpecker drilling its beak into a tree in search of a delicious meal, but what happens when one takes interest in your doorbell instead? A woodpecker was ...

When an NPR reporter heard a startling loud metallic noise in her house, she was about to get an interesting lesson in animal behavior. 'Chimney caps, vent pipes, gutters': Why some woodpeckers are ...