Downy woodpeckers are found in most forest and woodland types, as well as shrublands and young forests. Occurs commonly in urban and residential areas. They are a common species that occurs statewide ...

Due to their behaviors and diets, they are common in mature woodlands. Female hairy woodpeckers lack the male’s red cap. The downy woodpecker closely resembles the hairy woodpecker, although they ...

The bird checklist for Maine currently stands at 475 species which includes resident birds who grace us with their presence ...

Voters can choose from the blue jay, downy woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, black-billed magpie, boreal chickadee, and the ...

I’d like to shine a light on three of our less commonly encountered woodpeckers, each one with its own surprises: the ...

Some people flip houses, but Mother Nature is in the process of flipping birds. This week at Market Lake, the summer birds ...

Connie Owen sent photos of a pair of ospreys on their nest in Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore. One of the photos “is a ...

The six birds nominated live in Edmonton year-round. Voters can choose from the blue jay, downy woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, black-billed magpie, boreal chickadee, and the northern saw-whet owl.

Three historic cemeteries, designed as refuges of the dead, are bringing their landscapes back to life for native plants and ...

With the fall season, the southwest sees numerous bird species passing through on their migration, others leaving for more ...

Vocalizations: They make soft coos. Nests: A flimsy twig platform placed in a tree or shrub. Feeder Food: They eat seeds, like millet. Downy woodpeckers are permanent residents in Florida, where they ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: ...