The red-bellied woodpecker is the familiar zebra-backed woodpecker of eastern woodlands and towns. Monotypic (or up to 4 weakly defined ssp. sometimes recognized). Length 9". All red-bellied ...

I would point to the fact that the population of red-bellied woodpeckers, with a similar size, shape and habitat requirement, is exploding across the country. If it were truly a habitat issue ...

I’m sure many share my sentiment that with February almost in the rear-view mirror it could be hoped that winter might be nearly at an end. First Name ...

I would point to the fact that the similar size, shape and habitat requirement Red-bellied Woodpecker populations are exploding across the country. If it were truly a habitat issue it should ...

"We see snakes in there, we see eastern bluebird, white-breasted nut hatch, tufted titmouse, all the other woodpeckers mostly red-bellied woodpeckers we get in there a lot." Lerow has observed a ...

including species like downy woodpeckers and red-bellied woodpeckers. Both of these birds and several other woodpecker species remain in the U.S. year-round. While some homeowners cringe at the ...

The DuBois Christmas Bird Count (CBC), held Dec. 14, 2024, tallied 61 species, which is the second highest species count in ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently downlisted the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened. The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) once lived from Virginia south to ...

this species is our most highly migratory woodpecker. Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern Appalachians sometimes separated as appalachiensis). Length 8". Shows less red on head ...