The acorn woodpecker’s social structure, known as clans, consists of a dozen or more birds that will include breeding pairs and nonbreeding helpers, but during peak acorn season they will all focus on ...

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who ...

To a woodpecker’s brain, drumming against a tree is a lot like birdsong. The findings reveal substantial similarities in the brain circuitry behind hearing and executing these two major acoustic ...

You might spot some of these woodpeckers stashing acorns in your garden, while others can be identified by their beautiful red hats and unique bird calls.

"I'm happy for you and also jealous." Hiker captures rare photos after noticing sound in nearby tree: 'Almost had me ...

A cable company repairman walked up to our house, stopped and listened to a soft but resonant staccato drumming up in a tree. "What is that?," he asked my wife. She explained it was a downy woodpecker ...

It’s quite normal for greater spotteds to start staking out territories in January, less so on a plastic box near my bedroom window ...

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 ...