About two weeks ago I spent a few quiet hours in “Penn’s Woods” just listening and watching. Even though it wasn’t the best time of the year, I did observe/hear over two dozen bird species. The ...

Pileated woodpeckers are an iconic woodpecker, Woody the Woodpecker made flesh; they are crow-sized with striking black and white markings, both male and female bear a flashy red crest. Large and ...

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, ...

Woodpeckers are important members of the bird community, pounding out nesting holes later used by other cavity-nesting bird species. Tree cavities are hard to find. When the birds are attacking your ...

Gatineau, Que., has selected the pileated woodpecker as the its official bird. According to a news release announcing the decision, the large red-crested woodpecker represents the hard-working, ...

Pileated woodpeckers grab attention wherever they go. In fact, Jeffrey Gordon, President of the American Birding Association, calls them "punk rock pterodactyls." Gordon also speaks glowingly of "show ...

A few years ago I wrote a book entitled, “Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?” It was a huge hit and became the best selling book of all time, with that exact title. Since then, I have been thinking ...

Steve Shunk’s involvement with serious birding started simply enough. “One of my colleagues who was a birder handed me a pair of binoculars and said, ‘Try this, you’ll like it.’ ” That moment led to a ...