The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds ...

Discover which woodpeckers mate for life, and which pair up and then split up. Also learn how long pileated woodpeckers live.

As cities continue expanding, forested areas are becoming scarcer, and less dense. That's bad news for the wildlife that call those areas home. A University of Cincinnati doctoral student is studying ...

About 200 types of woodpeckers are drilling holes in trees around the world, and nine are perfectly at home in Minnesota. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers, true to their name, are too chicken to stick around ...

The pileated woodpecker is an impressive bird in many ways. A forceful reminder of this came at me the other day, when a pileated woodpecker appeared in front of my windshield. The bird was northbound ...

If you look at a range map for the pileated woodpecker, you will see that it does not extend into southern and eastern Idaho. That made it a surprise then when last fall, one appeared in our yard in ...

Winter birds give us plenty of company as the cold season moves through the Northland. Many visit our bird feeders, allowing for close views, while others stay further back in the woods in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)-Maranda got to experience firsthand one of the recent members at the John Ball Zoo. Meet Norman the pileated woodpecker who was just a young bird when he arrived at the Zoo.

Editor's note: Wildlife Recovery Association's Barb and Joe Rogers ask that supporters request that Michigan Electric Transmission Company find a route for high voltage power lines that avoids the ...

CLARKE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An adult male pileated woodpecker was rescued by the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center after it was found along the side of a road in Culpeper County. A spokesperson for the ...

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 ...