Trail cam photos of blackbirds and red-winged blackbirds in southern Illinois and notes on pileated woodpeckers in the Forest ...

As I watched a woodpecker banging away at a tree, it made me think, why don’t woodpeckers get headaches or suffer brain trauma from all that drumming? So, I looked it up. Once again, nature has ...

America’s most common woodpecker is also its smallest. The boldly marked Downy Woodpecker is a familiar little bird of forests, woodlands, and backyards across North America. The Downy Woodpecker is a ...

The Pileated Woodpecker is a striking, crow-sized bird with a predominantly black body, white stripes on the face and neck, and a distinctive red crest. Its powerful chisel-like bill and long neck are ...

The common open-country woodpecker of eastern Mexico and northern Central America. It crosses the border mainly in southern Texas, where it is very common, noisy, and conspicuous. Similar in ...