The male’s crest extends to the top of the bill. Learn how to identify a hairy woodpecker. You won’t mistake this bird for a ...

Attracting a hairy woodpecker to your yard can be a challenge compared to its more common look-alike, the downy woodpecker, but the bright, bold beauties are found across the continent and worth ...

Now, they’re slinging trash bags and towels over the side mirrors of their cars to protect them from a destructive and determined pileated woodpecker. Over the last few weeks, the bird has ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp.