Woody is alive and well, not just on Saturday morning kids TV, but also in the forests of the eastern half of this country, much of Canada and a narrow strip in the far wesernt United States. He’s ...

A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck against a tree. Yet the animals don't get brain damage. A team of scientists says the reason is the brain's very small size. A woodpecker's brain ...

Hurricane force winds that blew through Augusta on Sept. 27 packed a punch strong enough to impact wildlife habitats for threatened wildlife species like the red-cockaded woodpecker. Six months ...

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Birdwatchers are flocking to North Park, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare red-headed woodpecker. "It's kind of funny, most people call all woodpeckers red-headed woodpeckers, ...

When the federal government declared last year that the ivory billed woodpecker is likely extinct, apologists flocked to support the iconic bird, which has historical links to Louisiana. They ...

Acorn woodpeckers love to collect acorns and “tattoo” them into the holes they create in trees. Placing these acorns into trees helps this food last throughout the winter. But acorn woodpeckers aren’t ...

There's a vandal damaging cars in Rockport, Massachusetts and no one seems too upset about it, because it's a woodpecker. Janelle Favaloro was the first to notice the strange damage to her car, with ...

Could woodpecker skulls hold the secret to mitigating brain damage in humans? Since the 1970s, scientists have asked this question, researching the industrious bird's skull and brain in a bid to ...

Update: 2 NEWS has received numerous reports of what viewers thought to be the presumed extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker, but experts say it is actually a similar woodpecker that is common in the Miami ...