You may hear the neighborhood woodpeckers at work when they’re dining on spiders, grubs, or insects such as ants in the nearest dead tree. But their loud hammering is impossible to miss if they start ...

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, ...

As spring progresses, you may hear that ever-familiar sound: peck, peck, peck. While fun for bird watchers, woodpeckers can quickly become a nuisance when their beak’s target is the side of your home.

As I watched a woodpecker banging away at a tree, it made me think, why don’t woodpeckers get headaches or suffer brain trauma from all that drumming? So, I looked it up. Once again, nature has ...

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

So far, the duct tape seems to be keeping the flicker away from its destructive front-door molding drilling. Or, perhaps they have chosen other nearby trees to make a nest. These two holes were ...

Tennessee is preparing to welcome back a small but striking bird that has been absent from the state for more than 30 years.

Tennessee is collaborating with federal agencies to reintroduce the Red-cockaded Woodpecker into the state by 2028.

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker will be reintroduced to Tennessee as part of a major conservation effort. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ...