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, ...

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 ...

The red-bellied woodpecker, seen in this file photo, is a common species found in Wichita in the spring. Mark Nale For the CDT It’s the first day of spring and while you’re outside enjoying the sounds ...

On crisp winter days, when the snow has glazed over into a hard crust and instead of muffling sound seems to clarify it, bird calls come clear and sharp as they skitter over the icy surfaces and ...

Cornell University’s Laboratory of Ornithology has released recordings from Arkansas of possible calls and drumming by one or more ivory-billed woodpeckers. The release will fuel a new round in the ...

Spring can overwhelm the senses. With so many new sounds, colors, and smells in the air, it's important to focus on the small details. Environmental reporter Ted Williams has been keeping his ears ...

A WOODPECKER HAMMERING on your roof in the fall is a different animal from the woodpecker that beats a tattoo on it in the spring. The spring bird is hammering out a romantic love song and trying to ...

In partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ...