“The red-shafted flicker is so well-known that any detailed description of its plumage or habits seems superfluous,” wrote Willard Ayres Eliot in his 1923 book, “Birds of the Pacific Coast.” And so it ...

Five of the seven woodpecker species seen in Ohio prefer forests as their habitat. The other two, the Northern flicker and the redheaded woodpecker, are more likely to be seen in open areas. The ...

One good route into the world of birds is to take a family that you can recognize, one that has a clear and memorable identity in your mind, and then to start paying attention and distinguishing ...

Boasting a crown of bright feathers, a Red-bellied woodpecker peers out of the porthole-style opening it made over several days. The staccato sounds of beaks at work signify breeding season for the ...